Registered Dietician

Astera Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Astera Health is seeking a Dietitian to provide clinical nutrition care for patients across inpatient and outpatient settings. The role includes counseling, education, and collaboration with RNs and physicians to meet individual dietary needs.

The position emphasizes quality improvement, adherence to Joint Commission standards, and diabetes education collaboration. Eligible for comprehensive benefits and wellness initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must maintain registration with Commission on Dietetic Registration and MN Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice.
• Continuing education to maintain RD registration.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote patient-focused nutrition care using AIDET principles.
• Provide nutritional counseling for inpatients, outpatients, and community events.
• Develop wellness programs and educational materials.
• Collaborate with care teams to plan and adjust nutrition care plans.
• Maintain documentation of assessments, interventions, and progress.

Skills

Communication

Nutrition counseling

Customer service

Documentation

Education program development

Cross-cultural sensitivity

Team collaboration

EMS software

Microsoft Office

Education

Continuing education for RD registration

Tools

EMR software

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $27.82 USD to $41.72 USD.

Description

This position is 64 hours per biweekly pay period and includes daytime hours scheduled between 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. Astera Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and retirement. We also support work-life balance through benefits such as paid time off, short and long-term disability and our employee wellness initiative.

• Understands and uses AIDET principles to promote an environment of dedication to providing excellent customer services to our patients and their families.
• Identifies, develops, coordinates, and delivers nutritional counseling for inpatients, outpatients, and community events/education programs.
• Seek to understand and meet the needs of customers (patients, families, vendors, co-workers, etc.) through respectful, courteous and culturally sensitive interactions.
• Assess, monitor, and implement treatment plans for patients and provide ongoing assessment and recommendations to the treatment team and patient/family for adjustments in the plan of care as required. Document assessments, interventions, and plans including recommendations, goals, progress notes, and discharge summaries.
• Works with Director of Clinic Operations and other departments to ensure patients’ dietary needs are met.
• Develops and evaluates educational materials related to services provided, using pertinent and current research to provide client diet education.
• Involved in the creation and implementation of wellness and health improvement programs. Will be a reputable resource for nutrition and wellness programs at Astera Health and the community it serves.
• Develops, implements and participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Develops, reviews and updates department policies for the clinical aspect of patient care in accordance with The Joint Commission and facility standards.
• Serves as an educator in the diabetes education and nutrition education department and assists in planning and goal setting.
• Collaborates with the RN Diabetic Educator to maintain diabetes resource program accreditation through American Diabetes Association as necessary. Plan and execute annual diabetes advisory committee meeting. Assist with patient statistics needed for American Diabetes Association accreditation.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care providers to plan and implement patient nutrition care needs. Provide clinical resources and consultation to staff and physicians.

Core Competencies:

• Minimum 15 CEU hours in diabetes specific topics annually.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates high degree of commitment to customer service excellence.
• Strong computer skills, knowledgeable in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to effectively operate standard medical equipment, electronic medical record software, and standard office equipment and software
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrates a high degree of commitment to customer service excellence
• Possess cross-cultural sensitivity
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders, building strong relationships
• Ability to perform tasks both collaboratively and independently
• Demonstrates concern for patients of all ages, visitors, and co-workers.
• Maintains confidentiality of information and privacy compliance.

Physical Requirements:

Medium Duty: exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally or 10 to 15 pounds of force frequently or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects (based on U.S. Department of Labor data). The following physical activities are required to perform this job:

Occasionally (up to 33% of work time): Standing, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, kneeling, crouching, smelling, color vision.

Frequently (34-66% of work time): Walking, carrying, stooping, reaching, handling, fingering, talking, hearing, near acuity vision.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• Continuing education to maintain registration with Commission on Dietetic Registration and License by the State of MN Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice

Licenses / Certifications:

Pay or shift range: $27.82 USD to $41.72 USD

Astera Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development.

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