Clinical Dietitian Part Time

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 89,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center is seeking a part-time Clinical Dietitian to collaborate with the healthcare team and provide Medical Nutrition Therapy to patients of all ages and acuities. The role focuses on nutrition screening, assessment, plan development, and counseling to optimize patient care.

The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics and completion of an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or equivalent required.
• Completion of an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program required.

Responsibilities

• Performs timely nutrition screenings and assessments.
• Nutrition-focused physical exams for patients at nutritional risk.
• Identify patients at nutritional risk using established criteria.
• Evaluate age-specific and disease-specific nutritional needs.
• Develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans.
• Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
• Provide nutrition counseling to patients, family and/or caregivers.
• Participate in RD chart audits and achieve a passing score of 80% or higher.

Skills

Nutrition screenings

Nutrition-focused exams

Nutritional risk identification

Care plan development

Therapy evaluation/monitoring

Nutrition counseling

Ethics & professionalism

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or Dietetics

ACEND-accredited supervised practice

Job description

Salary Estimate

Salary Estimate: $63731.20 - $89232.00 / year. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Job Title

Clinical Dietitian Part Time

Job Summary And Qualifications

To collaborate as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide patients of all age groups and acuity levels with high quality Medical Nutrition Therapy following the Nutrition Care Process. Note: The following is not intended to be a finite list of responsibilities for this position

• Performs timely nutrition screenings and assessments in accordance with the Corporate Screening and Assessment Policy
• Perform nutrition focused physical exams on patients who are at nutritional risk.
• Identify patients at nutritional risk based on established criteria
• Evaluate age specific, developmental and disease specific nutritional needs of patients
• Develop and implement individualized nutritional plan of care.
• Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness and outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
• Identify patient nutrition education needs and provide nutrition counseling to patients, family, and/or caregivers.
• Participate in the competency assessment process and achieve a passing score of 80% or higher on RD chart audits
• Adheres to nutrition care guidelines, the nutrition care manual, department/facility guidelines and/or protocols to provide evidence-based nutrition care.
• Integrates the Academy Code of Ethics in all areas of practice.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or equivalent required.
• Completion of an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program required

Benefits

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Employer

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 2010. We give patient’s access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 130+ bed hospital is one of the leading community hospitals for the Fredericksburg area. The center is a part of HCA Virginia, which is the commonwealth's most comprehensive healthcare network. We offer a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical services. The services include a 24-hour emergency room, advanced-technology operating rooms, cancer care center, advanced imaging, heart and vascular care, obstetrics and neonatal care, intensive care and psychiatric care.

At Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.