Registered Dietitian

Inova Health System; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement with 5% match

Education assistance up to $5,250/year

Student loan repayment up to $10,000

Mental health support for team

Paid time off and parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Clinical Nutrition in Alexandria, VA is seeking a dedicated Registered Dietitian for a full-time day-shift role. You will provide safe, therapeutic nutritional care and act as a resource to physicians, nurses and the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes.

We promote a collaborative environment and offer extensive benefits, including education and retirement support, and comprehensive wellness programs as part of Inova Health System.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required for licensure before 1/1/2024; Master’s degree required for RD licensure after 1/1/2024.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) within 3 months of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive nutrition assessments and develop individualized plans.
• Coordinate nutrition care with physicians and nurses as part of the care team.
• Educate physicians, residents, nurses and other providers to optimize nutrition therapy outcomes.
• Monitor patient tolerance to nutrition therapy and adjust plans as needed.
• Integrate research findings into practice and education materials.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical nutrition

Patient assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Nutrition education

Team communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree (nutrition or related)

Master’s degree in nutrition or related field

Job description

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Clinical Nutrition is looking for a dedicated Registered Dietitian to join the Team. This full-time role will be day-shift working various days located in Alexandria, VA.

The Registered Dietitian provides safe and therapeutic nutritional care in a comprehensive and systematic manner. Provides clinical services and act as a resource to physicians, nurses and other professional healthcare team members, to provide patients with optimum nutritional care.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offeringup to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance:offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.
• Performs a comprehensive assessment by interpreting multiple, sometimes conflicting, data and synthesizing their interrelationships.
• Formulates an individualized nutrition plan of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
• Anticipates nutritional intervention issues, monitors patient tolerance to nutrition therapy and responds when standards of nutrition care recommend changes.
• Coordinates the nutrition care plan with the physician and other healthcare providers while serving as a resource in the integration of the nutrition care plan into the comprehensive plan of care for the patient.
• Communicates with the healthcare team members, patients and families to maximize patient outcomes.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to increase practice knowledge and incorporate that knowledge into the nutrition plan of care.
• Provides education to physicians, residents, nurses and other healthcare providers to optimize nutrition therapy outcomes.
• Incorporates research findings into nutrition practice standards, may develop/revise patient education programs when applicable, and participates in the development and revision of patient education materials.
• Assesses the educational needs of patients/families and provides appropriate nutrition education/counseling.
• Provides education to physicians, residents, nurses, and other healthcare providers to optimize nutrition therapy interventions and outcomes. Incorporates research findings into nutrition practice standards, may develop/revise patient education programs when applicable, and participates in the development and revision of patient education materials.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:Bachelor’s degree minimum if licensed before 1/1/2024; Dietitians registered after 1/1/2024 must hold a Master's Degree

Certification:Registered Dietitian (RD) within 3 months; Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association (AHA)

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.