Clinical Dietitian - Oncology

Davita Inc.; Tacoma (WA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

MultiCare is seeking a Clinical Dietitian in Tacoma, Washington. The role involves providing high-quality medical nutrition therapy as part of an interdisciplinary health care team. Ideal candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in nutrition and hold relevant certifications, along with a passion for patient-centered care and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of clinical dietetics experience preferred.
• Outpatient medical nutrition therapy experience preferred.
• Board Certification in Oncology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy.
• Provides customer-focused medical nutrition therapy including assessment and care planning.
• Evaluates effectiveness of nutrition therapy interventions.

Skills

Communication

Customer-focused care

Team collaboration

Creativity in interventions

Education

Bachelor's degree in nutrition or related field

Washington State Dietitian Certification

Registered Dietitian certification

Job description

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 0.01, Shift: Per Diem, Schedule: Variable

We're looking for a Clinical Dietitian who brings both expertise and heart to their work. The ideal candidate will be:

• A proactive, self-motivated professional who thrives independently while staying connected to team goals

• Trustworthy and dependable, with a strong sense of professional integrity

• An effective communicator with excellent public speaking skills and a passion for leading innovative nutrition initiatives

• Humble and grounded, with a patient-centered approach and commitment to ethical care

• Flexible and collaborative, eager to support colleagues across multiple locations when needed

• Highly knowledgeable in adult malnutrition diagnosis, with creativity and drive to develop tailored, impactful interventions

Position Summary

The Dietitian develops and implements nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy using established standards of care and practice protocols/guidelines. This position works closely with the interdisciplinary health care team to provide medical nutrition therapy and services that are integrated and compatible with the patient's medical program goals and objectives.

• Provides high quality, evidence-based, efficient, customer-focused medical nutrition therapy, including nutrition screening, assessment, care planning and education for appropriate nutrition intervention.
• Recommends and helps manage specialized nutrition support for patients when appropriate.
• Communicates and coordinates with physician and other health care personnel as needed on the nutrition care plan of the patients.
• Evaluates the need for medical nutrition therapy education and develops a plan based on learning needs and evaluates the effectiveness of the education process. Includes family or others in the process as identified necessary.
• Evaluates the effectiveness and measures progress towards outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions. Reassesses nutrition care process and implements changes as indicated.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition or a related field from an accredited college or university
• Washington State (DOH) Dietitian Certification required.
• Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• Minimum Two (2) years clinical dietetics experience preferred
• Outpatient medical nutrition therapy experience preferred
• Board Certification in Oncology preferred

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging:We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven:We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership:Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric:Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" for several years running
• Technology:"Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research:MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle:Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $34.46 - $49.60 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.