Clinical Dietitian I

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Dietitian I, you will assess patients' nutritional status and recommend/counsel them, their families, and caregivers on appropriate nutrition plans to improve disease or condition management, working with both general and complex patient populations under supervision. Every day you will perform nutritional assessments, implement targeted nutrition interventions, provide customized education, monitor and evaluate patient status, and update care plans. You will also collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services to enhance patient experience, participate in peer reviews and chart audits, and contribute to Diet Manual Handbook training for clinical staff. To be successful in this role, you will possess foundational expertise in clinical nutrition, strong assessment and counseling skills, a meticulous approach to documentation and monitoring, and the ability to effectively collaborate within an interdisciplinary environment to support patient well-being and enhance care quality.

 

• Performs nutritional assessment using age and genderappropriate standards, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and utilizing validated assessment tools resulting in nutritionrelated diagnosis when indicated.
• Implements targeted and specific nutrition intervention(s).
• Conducts routine screening to identify patients at nutritional risk.Provides customized nutrition education to patients and/or families and caregivers.
• Develops an intervention plan which includes appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription unique to patient's specific needs, in accordance with physicians' orders.
• Monitors and evaluates patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan in a timely and thorough manner in the medical record.
• Collaborates within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher levels of care.

Schedule: The position will support HCJ Endocrinology 3 days per week and up to HCD Barriatrics 2 days per week with travel time up to 40%.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's Degree completion of accredited dietetics program (ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition Dietetics). 
• Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) must be obtained within three (3) months of hire
• Until registration is obtained, documentation in a patient’s medical record must be signed off on by a dietitian that is registered and licensed (if applicable)
• Licensures required: State Licensure:UT within three (3) months 

Where You’ll Work

As one of the busiest ERs in Utah, Holy Cross Hospital - West Valley is known for offering a broad spectrum of medical services and specialty clinics to care for the diverse healthcare needs of our growing community. We are on a mission to provide the highest quality health care services with compassion and respect and demonstrate this daily with proactive, focused, caring interactions that comfort, inform and promote healing among patients, families, and co-workers. We believe in doing what’s right. We treat our employees fairly, work hard, use resources wisely, and are constantly striving to improve the quality and safety of care we deliver to our patients. We offer a Level III trauma center, STEMI cardiac receiving center, Certified stroke treatment center, and orthopedics specializing in helping athletes recover from sports related injuries.