Inpatient Registered Dietitian

This position primarily supports inpatient units and may also provide coverage for the NICU as needed. It can be hired as either a Registered Dietitian Clinical or Registered Dietitian Clinical Specialist based on qualifications and experience. A sign-on bonus of $1250 is available.

Schedule

Part-time (24 hours per week), daytime shifts with rotating holidays and weekends. No on-call responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Completes and documents nutrition assessment.
• Assesses and interprets nutrition-related lab values.
• Identifies and documents nutrition diagnosis.
• Identifies and implements appropriate nutrition interventions, including quality nutrition education based on customer needs, expectations, and culture.
• Monitors and evaluates individual nutrition outcomes related to nutrition diagnosis, goals, and interventions.
• Communicates nutrition expertise with all appropriate healthcare providers.
• Collaborates with other dietitians, including referring patients to specialty-trained dietitians as appropriate.
• Supports nutrition care across the healthcare continuum.
• Participates in department continuous improvement projects.
• Exercises Registered Dietitian Nutritionist order writing privileges per policy/protocol.

Skills

• General Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Nutrition Focused Physical Exam
• Malnutrition Diagnosis
• Nutrition Requirement Calculations
• Anthropometric Measurements
• Nutrition Education
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service
• Professional Communication
• Computer Proficiency

Qualifications

Registered Dietitian Clinical

• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration or registration eligible. If hired in registration eligible status, must pass the Registered Dietitian credentialing exam within 6 months of hire.
• For registration eligible graduates after January 1, 2024, completion of a minimum of a master’s degree by an accredited university (education verified).
• Completion of an ACEND accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Coordinated Program, or graduate-level competency-based dietitian nutritionist program.
• State licensure or certification in accordance with the primary state of practice requirement for Registered Dietitians (must be obtained within 6 months of hire if required by the state).
• Experience in clinical dietetics preferred.

Registered Dietitian Clinical Specialist

• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• For graduates after January 1, 2024, completion of a minimum of a master’s degree by an accredited university (education verified).
• Completion of an ACEND accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Coordinated Program, or graduate-level competency-based dietitian nutritionist program.
• State licensure or certification in accordance with the primary state of practice requirement for Registered Dietitians (must be obtained within 6 months of hire if required by the state).
• Demonstrated ability to apply the Nutrition Care Process in multiple patient populations and/or disease types.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply evidence-based research to clinical practice.
• Two or more years of dietetics experience in a clinical setting preferred.
• Experience in managing patients in a specialty area preferred.
• Relevant dietetics-related specialty practice credential (e.g., CNSC, CSP, CDCES, CSO, CSR, CSOWM) preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions requiring verbal communication, hearing, and understanding spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, especially during emergencies.
• Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision, including frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care and accessing information.
• For roles requiring driving: Ability to drive a vehicle, including sitting, seeing, and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Pay

• Registered Dietitian Clinical: $29.43 - $45.39 hourly
• Registered Dietitian Clinical Specialist: $32.34 - $49.94 hourly

Benefits

Intermountain Health provides a comprehensive benefits package covering mind, body, and spirit, including programs to foster wellness, health, happiness, security, connection, and engagement.