Dietitian - Outpatient/Inpatient Float - Full Time

Facility: East Patient Building
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Address: 1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57117, USA

About the role

Come join a dynamic and energized group of Sanford Dietitians! We are hiring for a new full-time outpatient/inpatient float dietitian to meet the needs of our growing RD team. We have a large team of specialized dietitians that are embedded throughout the Sanford Medical Center campus and we are continually expanding our services.

Responsibilities

• 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, outpatient, and/or community settings.
• Provides medical nutrition therapy services and monitors nutritional care of clients/patients/residents of all ages including adolescent, adult, and geriatric as assigned.
• Determines nutritional status through nutritional assessment, individualized care plans, provider order recommendations, and implementation of nutrition therapy (including verbal orders, diet modification, nutrition support, oral nutrition supplements).
• Provides education and counseling for disease and nutrition risk management, and evaluates outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
• Optimizes self-management education and skills in the care of clients/patients/residents with chronic conditions.
• Recognizes, evaluates, and provides for nutritional needs based on cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs.
• Evaluates treatments or procedures for effectiveness using an evidence-based approach.
• 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.
• Educates on diet according to disease state, medical condition, and health risk.
• Incorporates new trends and techniques as necessary to design care plans and update standards of care 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.
• Aware and conscious of individual's insurance coverage and reimbursement circumstances.
• Participates in clinical performance improvement activities, including research that tests new treatments or procedures for clinical evidence of outcomes.

Requirements

• 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. *(After January 1, 2024, the ACEND requires anyone taking the registration exam to become a dietitian to have a master's degree. Prior to January 1, 2024, individuals qualifying to take the registration exam need to have the minimum of a bachelor's of science degree in dietetics.)
• Clinical nutrition experience through an approved coordinated undergraduate program or successful completion of a post-graduate internship required.
• Currently holds Registered Dietitian (RD) license within the applicable state(s).
• Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) required.
• For applicable states, proof of a temporary/limited permit nutritionist license will be considered for registry-eligible individuals in the event they are waiting to test for their CDR. Individuals will be allowed two exam attempts within three months of hire into their position.

Schedule

• Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Weekly Hours: 40.00

Pay

Salary Range: $26.00 - $41.50 per hour

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work/life balance benefits
• Generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance

For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits.