Dietitian Nutritionist Virtual Weight Management Remote

Advocate Health; Athens (GA); Remote; USD 39,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Premium pay and annual increases

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

FSA for health and dependent care

Adoption assistance and paid parental/

paid parental leave

Employer retirement plan with match

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Dietitian/Nutrition Care Specialist for the Southpark Diabetes Clinic, with a full-time remote weight management component. The role includes MNT, education, documentation, and collaboration with medical teams. Sign-on bonus and benefits are offered.

Schedule is Monday–Friday, 8 am–5 pm; some in-person interaction may occur as needed. Qualifications include RD licensure with a bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred for RD post-2024) and eligibility to practice in the

Qualifications

• Assesses and monitors nutritional status of patients/clients and adjusts care using current literature.
• Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT) including assessment, education and monitoring.
• Completes all required documentation in a timely, professional manner.
• Develops and evaluates education materials tailored to learners' levels.
• Participates in training and mentoring of residents, physicians, and dietetic interns.

Responsibilities

• Teaches and disseminates nutrition research findings to medical teams and patients.
• Communicates with multidisciplinary departments to integrate nutrition into care plans.
• Reads and interprets written communications in work documents and reports.

Skills

Nutritional assessment

Interdisciplinary communication

Documentation

Education materials development

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics

RD with Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Department: 02061 GCMG Diabetes and Nutrition Care: Southpark - Diabetes Clinic Status:

Full time Benefits Eligible:

This position is Sign-on Bonus eligible. Schedule - Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm

Virtual weight management MNT/remote

28.55 - $42.85 To be considered for this remote opportunity you must live in one of the following states: Assesses and monitors nutritional status of patients/clients and adjusts nutritional care as indicated utilizing current scientific literature on methodology and relates this information to medical status, anthropometric data, clinical assessment, and nutrition evaluation of the patient/client.

Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT)/counseling including assessment and education, developing, monitoring, and implementing MNT/counseling for patients/clients in assigned areas. Communicates with physicians, nurses, and others to coordinate nutrition into a total patient/client therapy program.

Completes all required documentation including nutritional care plan, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses and patient/client education in all required documentation tools in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.

Develops, evaluates, and utilizes appropriate education materials. Learning needs are identified using methods appropriate to each learner's developmental and educational level; evaluates and documents learner response to teaching.

In-service development for residents and attending physicians is supervised by clinical manager or designee.

Under the guidance of the manager or designee, participates in basic skills orientation, training, and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns as applicable.

Teaches and disseminates results and findings of nutrition research to medical team members, nursing, pharmacy, patients, and public.

Communicates with multidisciplinary departments on patient/client care and issues, including performance feedback on personnel when requested or applicable to ensure standards of excellence are met for customer satisfaction.

Must be able to read written communications on a continuous basis both hard copy and and on a computer screen.

Bachelor's degree if RD before 1/1/2024, Master's degree if RD on or after 1/1/2024 required. RD/LDN registry eligible or Registered Dietitian (Commission on Dietetic Registration) and Licensed by the applicable state Board of Dietetics and Nutrition required.

Patient Population Served

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.);

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.