Registered Dietitian

Insight Hospital and Medical Center; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

401K with matching

Short & long disability insurance

Additional supplementary coverages

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Flint, Michigan seeks a Registered Dietitian to ensure high dietary standards and deliver exceptional patient care. The role requires collaboration with medical staff, assessment of dietary needs, and leadership in dietary services. Candidates must be licensed dietitians with preferred experience in hospital settings. Benefits include comprehensive insurance, paid time off, and a 401K plan.

Qualifications

• Eligibility to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Must be a licensed or registered dietitian.
• Experience in hospital/long-term care delivery of food services.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical dietitian services and food service management consultation.
• Assess patient conditions for dietary needs.
• Monitor dietary services to ensure quality standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Dietary leadership

Patient care

Teamwork

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Insight is seeking an experienced and caring Registered Dietitian to ensure quality dietary standards and help meet our mission to deliver patient care second to none! The Dietitian will work closely with our medical staff concerning the assessment of patients and their dietary needs from a clinical standpoint. This candidate will work well within a team and exhibit high levels of communication while demonstrating experience evaluating dietary processes in a leadership role.

Benefits for our Full-Time Team Members

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave
• 401K with matching; offerings fully vested after 3 months of employment and eligibility to contribute
• Short & long disability, and life term insurance, complementary of full-time employment
• Additional supplementary coverages offered at employee's election: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, AD&D, etc.

Job Duties

• Provides clinical dietitian services and food service management consultation to the dietary department
• Assesses specific clinical patient conditions for patients' dietary needs
• Monitors the activities of dietary services to ensure quality standards
• Evaluates the provision of professional dietary care for inpatients across the age continuum, as needed, to facilitate the highest level of dietary services
• Utilizes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to direct or provide dietary services
• Provides supervision, leadership and guidance to patient care staff members for healthy and appropriate dietary processes
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Demonstrates eligibility to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Must be a licensed or registered dietitian with experience in hospital/long-term care delivery of food services
• Demonstrated skills in verbal and written English communications for safe and effective patient care and to meet documentation standards
• Previous dietary leadership or management experience preferred
• Willingness to participate in goal-setting and educational activities for professional advancement
• Able to work compassionately with patients and coworkers to exhibit patient care second to none
• Exudes enthusiasm and flexibility to impact the workplace positively
• Proven excellence in patient safety and care
• Friendly, empathetic and respectful
• Reliable in work results, timeliness & attendance
• Ability to relate to and work effectively with a wonderfully diverse populace
• Able to work in a fast-paced and stressful environment while maintaining positive energy
• Able to work under pressure and in situations that benefit from patience, tact, stamina and endurance
• Detail-oriented, conscientious and committed to precision in work results
• Is aware of professional dietary standards of practice and performs in accordance with them

Physical Requirements

• May be expected to lift up to 25 pounds, or up to 50 pounds with assistance; may be expected to push or pull 100-200 pounds with assistance
• Work is of medium demand; walking or standing most of the time while on duty. Requires reaching, stooping, bending, lifting, carrying and manipulating various foodstuffs, dietary supplies and equipment
• Visual and auditory acuity and manual dexterity essential to perform designated duties, including examining cooked and stored foods
• Optimal auditory acuity required
• Manual dexterity involving handling of equipment, instruments or needles essential to perform assigned duties
• Taste and smell discrimination required to determine nutritional quality and palatability of foods
• Physical environment must be clean, neat and well lit
• May be subjected to unpleasant sights and odors, stressful situations and hazardous or infectious agents where judgment on precautions is essential
• Climate control and ambient temperature variances may be experienced and required by patient care
• Exposure to infectious disease processes is a possibility
• Hours of duty may be irregular or unexpectedly extended due to the daily dietary schedule

Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!