Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator (Outpatient)

Full Time
Tillamook, OR 97141
Posted
Job description

Adventist Health is more than an award-winning health system. We provide whole-person care to our communities and champion the greater good - from the operating room to the boardroom, we are driven by our unique passion to live God's love through health, wholeness and hope. From Oregon to Oahu, we have a calling to always do more. Now is your chance to apply your passion to our mission.

We're looking for someone to join our team as a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator (Outpatient) who:

  • Coordinates and monitors outpatient nutrition counseling services provided to outpatients/clients served including nutrition assessment and screening, development of nutrition and diet plans and counseling. Completes progress notes, serves as a liaison and provides documentation in medical record to client's personal physician.

    Essential Functions:

    • Performs nutrition assessment, reassessment and patient/family education. Performs all responsibilities/duties required by Registered Dietitian (RD) as defined in the scope of practice, to ensure the needs of patients are addressed. Acts as a competent clinician who provides clinical care in a skilled and effective manner, utilizing appropriate technical and decision-making skills.
    • Conducts and coordinates outpatient nutritional counseling sessions and services. Follows American Dietetics Association (ADA) Medical Nutrition Therapy and other appropriate nutrition counseling protocols. Completes required documentation and maintains organized files for client charts.
    • Acts as an educational resource for health care team and others including dietetic interns, patients, family members and community. Serves as instructor or assistant in presenting nutrition-related classes, seminars and workshops including heart/cancer prevention seminars, seniors' seminars, wellness and fitness seminars, etc.
    • Works on problems of diverse scope and complexity. Assists clinical staff and department or unit management in determining methods and procedures for new tasks. Exercises independent judgment on moderately complex cases.
    • Assists in making recommendations on process improvement or development of new clinical services. Elevates questions, problems and significant challenges to more senior staff for direction or subject matter expertise. Mentors and trains staff on technical skills.
    • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

You'll be successful with the following qualifications:

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent (some certifications will require Bachelor's): Required
  • Master's Degree: Preferred

Work Experience:

  • Experience as a Clinical Dietitian: Preferred
  • Dietetic internship or its equivalent: Preferred

Required Licenses/Certifications:

  • Registered Dietitian (RD) license: Required
  • Certified Diabetes Educator: Required

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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