Senior Dietitian - PT - Days - St. Vincent's

70000 The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society; United States; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401k retirement savings

Daycare partnerships

Scholarships and sponsorships

Shift differentials

Direct access to earnings

Job summary

Sanford Health is seeking a registered dietitian to provide medical nutrition therapy across acute and long-term care settings, collaborating with the health care team and educating patients and families. The role emphasizes evidence-based nutrition care and leadership within the care team.

The position offers a hybrid schedule with opportunities for in-person collaboration, ongoing professional development, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in dietetics or ACEND-accredited program required.
• Master’s degree designation will be required by ACEND for graduates after January 1, 2024.
• Clinical nutrition experience through an approved program or internship required.
• Five years of clinical dietitian experience preferred.
• Registered Dietitian license current in applicable state(s).
• CDR registration is required; advanced certifications supported.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement medical nutrition therapy plans across care settings.
• Educate patients, families and care teams on diet according to disease state.
• Lead clinical education materials and participate in quality improvement activities.
• Coordinate nutrition care with other disciplines and community agencies.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in dietetics or ACEND-accredited nutrition program

Master’s degree designation required after Jan 1, 2024

Clinical nutrition experience or internship

Registered Dietitian (RD) license

CDR certification (registered by CDR)

Advanced certification in nutrition care

Job description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20 Compensation: Salary Range: $24.00 - $38.50 This position may qualify for a sign on bonus of $10,000 Union Position: No Department Details

This role provides the flexibility of working both remotely and in the office. The selected candidate will follow a hybrid schedule designed to support focused work from home while maintaining regular opportunities for in-person collaboration, meetings, and team engagement. The schedule will be determined based on the responsibilities of the position and organizational needs.

Come join our team of caring and compassionate staff at our Bismarck facility!

Reasons to love this job:

• Comprehensive benefits package and paid time off for qualifying positions
• 401k retirement savings
• Additional employee perks
• Daycare Partnerships within the community
• Scholarships and Sponsorships to help with further learning and education
• Night, weekend, and pick up shift differentials available!
• Direct access to your earnings daily!

Summary Plans, develops, and provides diet interventions, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition care and preventive counseling to individuals and groups in all areas of primary and specialty patient/resident care, acute care, skilled nursing, out-patient, and/or community settings. Evaluates treatments or procedures for effectiveness using an evidence-based approach.

Job Description Works on nutrition care protocols for the assigned area and acts as leader for the health care team in the implementation of the nutrition therapies. Identifies nutritional intervention methods within own specialty. Educates on diet according to disease state, medical condition and health risk. Incorporates new trends and techniques as necessary to design care plan and update standards of care policy manuals and educational material. Assists in tailoring clinical education and associated materials for use with clients/patients/residents, families and caregivers. Performs quality control and maintains a high standard in relation to infection control mechanisms for safety. Optimizes nutritional status by providing medical nutrition therapy to clients/patients/residents with nutrition risk. This includes determination of nutritional status through nutritional assessment, individualized care plans, provider order recommendations and implementation of nutrition therapy (including verbal orders/order writing, diet modification, nutrition support, oral nutrition supplements, vitamin/mineral supplements, etc.), education and counseling for disease and nutrition risk management, and evaluation of outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions. Additionally includes: optimization of self-management education and skills in the care of clients/patients/residents with chronic conditions. Provides nutrition therapy and monitors nutritional care of clients/patients/residents of all ages including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric. Ability to recognize, evaluate, and provide for nutritional needs based on cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs. This includes the responsibility to develop, coordinate and conduct educational activities for individuals with illnesses/diseases associated with nutrition, and to their families. Provides leadership, guidance and acts as a resource to peers. Serves as a resource to other disciplines and community agencies as appropriate. Coordinate, plan, and participate in community activities regarding medical nutrition therapy according to quality standards. Aware and conscious of individual's insurance coverage and reimbursement circumstances, and participates in clinical performance improvement activities, including research that tests new treatments or procedures for clinical evidence of outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in dietetics or food and nutrition through an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited program.
• For graduates after January 1, 2024, a master's degree designation will be required by ACEND.
• Clinical nutrition experience through an approved coordinated undergraduate program or successful completion of post graduate internship required.
• Five (5) years experience as a clinical dietitian required.
• Currently holds Registered Dietitian (RD) license within the applicable state(s).
• Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) required.
• Possesses and maintains advanced certification from recognized entity such as: the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), the national Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE).
• Certification should support primary area of practice and be supported by leadership.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to [e-mail].

The Sanford organization owns and manages multiple distinct brands, including Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic, and Good Samaritan, as well as Lewis Drug, Sanford Health Equip, Solutions by Sanford, Great Shots, and Blue Rock Bar & Grill. Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

Good Samaritan, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care. As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies. The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities. Learn more about Good Samaritan’s mission and commitment to delivering high quality senior care in rural America at good-sam.com.