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Clinical Dietitian - Casual Hours

Job Details

Job Location

Lake Region Healthcare Corporation - FERGUS FALLS, MN

Position Type

Full-Time/Part-Time

Salary Range

$29.59 - $37.87 Hourly

Description

Lake Region Healthcare is seeking full time or part time Inpatient Clinical Dietitians to join our Nutrition Services team in a fun, fast-paced environment that provides nourishing food to our patients, fellow employees and visitors. We offer a wide variety of health, retirement, and other benefits and are located in the heart of lakes country, Minnesota. As an Inpatient Clinical Dietitian, you will make important contributions to your patients' healing and well-being, while having the opportunity to grow your career and learn new skills. We offer flexible shift options so be sure to let us know your hours/shift preferences in your application. Wages for this role have also recently been increased!

Job responsibilities include:

+ Monitoring, assessing and optimizing nutrition status based on the patient's current medical condition and/or nutrition adequacy.

+ Conferring with physicians and other healthcare professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs, and make recommendations for tube and intravenous feedings and/or dietary supplements.

+ Teaching patients and/or caregivers how to make nutritionally sound food choices to speed the recovery process, prevent/manage disease and maintain/manage a healthy lifestyle and weight.

Compensation:

Hourly Wage Range: $29.59 - $37.87. Please note that final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications and internal equity considerations.

Benefit Offerings:

Lake Region Healthcare is pleased to offer a comprehensive benefit program designed to meet your unique needs. This includes medical and dental coverage; HSA, FSA and 401k plans; EAP, life and disability coverage; voluntary accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage; pet insurance, ID theft protection and legal services. For new employees, the effective date of coverage for most plans is the first of the month, following a 30-day waiting period.

EEOC:

Lake Region Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Qualifications

+ Education/Special Skills: Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, as well as a Minnesota RD license, or to be obtained within 6 months of hire.

+ Requires a Bachelor of Science Degree in Food and Nutrition;

+ Certification in Diabetes Education or Weight Management is preferred (or willingness to acquire within 2 years).

+ Have Food Safety certification or be willing to obtain within 1 year of hire.

+ Must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills, decision making abilities, computer application, and mathematical abilities.

+ Previous healthcare setting preferred.

+ Must have working knowledge of federal, state, a local regulation regarding food safety and sanitation. Proficiency with WordPerfect and Microsoft Office Suite software preferred.

+ Visual acuity is needed for inspection of data, figures, computer terminals, and preparing, and reading written materials.

+ Successful completion of the pre-employment health screening process required.

+ Must be able to attend work site per schedule.

+ Travel to outreach clinics is possible.