Registered Dietitian: Clinical Nutrition & Patient Education

Adventist Health; Tillamook (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health Tillamook seeks a Clinical Dietitian to provide comprehensive nutritional care for patients and residents at risk. You will assess, reassess, plan, implement and document nutrition interventions following policy and best practice.

Responsibilities include education of patients/families and the health care team, and ongoing data collection of nutritional status, ensuring quality outcomes across the care continuum.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition or equivalent is required.
• Master's degree is required only if eligibility for examination began on or after 1/1/24.
• Dietetic internship or its equivalent is required.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of residency completion is required.
• Oregon Dietitian Licensure is required in OR.
• Licensed Dietitian (LD) is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients to identify those at nutritional risk and provide quality nutrition care.
• Develop and implement nutrition plans and provide education to patients and families.
• Perform initial and ongoing nutritional assessments and document outcomes.
• Set care priorities and supervise staff to ensure safe nutrition therapy.
• Educate health care team, interns, patients and families on nutrition needs.
• Collect data and supervise data collection for nutritional status.

Skills

Clinical dietetics

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition

Master's degree (eligibility after 1/1/24)

Dietetic internship

Job description

Adventist Health Tillamook seeks a Clinical Dietitian to provide comprehensive nutritional care for patients and residents at risk. You will assess, reassess, plan, implement and document nutrition interventions following policy and best practice.

Responsibilities include education of patients/families and the health care team, and ongoing data collection of nutritional status, ensuring quality outcomes across the care continuum.