Registered Dietitian

Job Summary

Directs, oversees, and evaluates the activities and functions of nutritional aspects of patient care. Reports to: Director of Patient Care Unit.

Hourly Range

Hourly range: $30.84 – 53.49 per hour (posted hourly range excludes overtime and bonuses which are not guaranteed).

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure that nutritional needs of the patients are met in accordance with practitioners’ orders and acceptable standards of practice.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for patient, family, and caretaker dietary counseling and education.
• Collaborate with other hospital services and committees (e.g., medical staff, nursing services, pharmacy service, safety, quality, etc.) to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
• Maintain pertinent patient data necessary to recommend, or modify therapeutic diets as needed to meet the nutritional needs of the patients.
• Participate in survey inspections conducted by authorized governments and regulatory agencies and ensure regulations regarding meal service delivery, storage, service, sanitation, and disposal are adhered to.
• Maintain appropriate food service department policies and procedures, training guidelines, competencies, and review annually.
• Work independently and meet established deadlines.
• Conduct regular unannounced inspections of the hospital and caterer’s kitchens to ensure compliance with the Department of Health.

Additional Responsibilities

• May participate in additional responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelors Degree preferred.
• Certification, Licensure: Registered Dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, LD status preferred.
• Experience, Training, Knowledge: 2 years hospital dietician or nutritionist experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty (50)+ pounds.
• Stooping, kneeling, and/or crouching daily in delivery of patient care.
• Standing and walking more than five (5) hours per day; running occasionally in response to emergencies.

Working Conditions/Environmental Exposures

• Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood, body fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts.
• Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, & life insurance with 401k with employer matching.

Additional Information

• Animas Surgical Hospital is a drug free workplace and performs a pre-employment drug screen which includes marijuana.
• ASH IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS REQUIREMENTS – Aligns with CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Healthcare Personnel:
• Hepatitis B: Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine at appropriate intervals.
• Influenza: Documentation of current seasonal flu vaccine (mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year).
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella: Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR Vaccination.
• Varicella (chickenpox): Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella Vaccine.
• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap): documented proof of immunization.
• Tuberculosis Screening: Documentation of a two-step TB skin test within the past year OR lab verification of a negative TB Gold or T-Spot tuberculin test within the past 6 months.