Dietitian Nutritionist

About the role

This position is located at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and is part of Department 11951. The role is full-time with benefits eligibility and works 40 hours per week, with adult weekend coverage every 11-12 weeks. The schedule includes onsite both days and offers comp days before and after the weekend.

Responsibilities

• Affirms and monitors nutritional status of patients/clients and adjusts nutritional care as needed.
• Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT)/counseling, including assessment and education, developing, monitoring, and implementing MNT/counseling for patients/clients in assigned areas.
• Completes consults and referrals as required.
• Communicates with physicians, nurses, and others to integrate nutrition into a comprehensive patient/client therapy program.
• Documents all required information in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.
• Assesses and evaluates the effectiveness of patient/client and family education.
• Develops, evaluates, and utilizes appropriate education materials.
• Evaluates and documents learner response to teaching.
• Develops and delivers in-services on selected topics to team members and other disciplines as requested.
• Supervises basic skills orientation, training, and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns as applicable.
• Communicates with multidisciplinary departments on patient/client care and issues, including providing performance feedback when necessary.

Requirements

• Licensed Registered Dietitian by the Commission of Dietetic Registration and licensed by the affiliated state board, if applicable.
• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition or related field, or successful completion of the Registered Dietitian exam and registration within 6 months of employment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of growth and development principles.
• Skills and competency appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.

Skills

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read and write on a continuous basis.
• Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Motor skills for reaching out and up.
• Physical abilities for frequent periods of walking, standing, and sitting.
• Periodic squatting, twisting, and bending.

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards, including:

• Paid time off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Education assistance program

Patient Population Served

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It provides care under various names and serves nearly 6 million patients through 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations. Advocate Health is committed to providing equitable care and offers extensive community benefits.