Dietitian

Job Description

About the Company

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. With nearly 50,000 employees, Sanford Health is dedicated to the work of health and healing across its broad footprint.

About the Job

Sanford Health is seeking a full-time Dietitian to join its team at the Bemidji Main Clinic in Bemidji, Minnesota. The Dietitian will be responsible for providing diet interventions, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition care, and preventive counseling to individuals and groups in all areas of primary and specialty patient/resident care.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical nutrition therapy services and monitors nutritional care of clients/patients/residents of all ages.
• Determines nutritional status through nutritional assessment and develops individualized care plans.
• Implements nutrition therapy, including verbal orders, diet modification, nutrition support, and oral nutrition supplements.
• Provides education and counseling for disease and nutrition risk management.
• Evaluates outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
• Optimizes self-management education and skills in the care of clients/patients/residents with chronic conditions.
• Recognizes, evaluates, and provides for nutritional needs based on cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs.
• Evaluates treatments or procedures for effectiveness using an evidence-based approach.
• Works on nutrition care protocols for the assigned area and acts as a leader for the health care team in the implementation of nutrition therapies.
• Educates on diet according to disease state, medical condition, and health risk.
• Incorporates new trends and techniques into care plans and updates standards of care educational material.
• Assists in tailoring clinical education and associated materials for use with clients/patients/residents, families, and caregivers.
• Performs quality control and maintains a high standard in relation to infection control mechanisms for safety.
• Is aware and conscious of individual’s insurance coverage and reimbursement circumstances.
• Participates in clinical performance improvement activities, including research that tests new treatments or procedures for clinical evidence of outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in dietetics or food and nutrition through an ACEND-accredited program.
• Clinical nutrition experience through an approved coordinated undergraduate program or successful completion of a post-graduate internship.
• Currently holds Registered Dietitian (RD) license within the applicable state(s).
• Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Benefits

Sanford Health offers a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time-off package.