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Description
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. With nearly 50,000 members, Sanford Health is dedicated to the work of health and healing across its broad footprint.
Description
Dietitian – Bemidji Medical Center – PRN
Location: 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601, USA
Shift: Day
Internship Schedule: PRN
Weekly Hours: Varies
Stipend Range: $24.00 – $34.50
Department Details
• Work schedule is as needed
Internship Summary
The Dietitian is responsible for planning, developing, and 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, acute care, skilled nursing, out-patient, and/or community settings.
Responsibilities
• Provide medical nutrition therapy services and monitor nutritional care of clients/patients/residents of all ages including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric as assigned.
• Determine nutritional status through nutritional assessment, individualized care plans, provider order recommendations, and implementation of nutrition therapy (including verbal orders, diet modification, nutrition support, oral nutrition supplements).
• Provide education and counseling for disease and nutrition risk management.
• Evaluate outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
• Optimize self-management education and skills in the care of clients/patients/residents with chronic conditions.
• Recognize, evaluate, and provide for nutritional needs based on cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs.
• Evaluate treatments or procedures for effectiveness using an evidence-based approach.
• Work on nutrition care protocols for the assigned area and act as a leader for the health care team in the implementation of the nutrition therapies.
• Educate on diet according to disease state, medical condition, and health risk.
• Incorporate new trends and techniques as necessary to design a care plan and update standards of care educational material.
• Assist in tailoring clinical education and associated materials for use with clients/patients/residents, families, and caregivers.
• Perform quality control and maintain a high standard in relation to infection control mechanisms for safety.
• Be aware and conscious of individual’s insurance coverage and reimbursement circumstances.
• Participate in clinical performance improvement activities, including research that tests new treatments or procedures for clinical evidence of outcomes.
Currently pursuings
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in dietetics or food and nutrition through an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited program.
• *(After January 1, 2024, the ACEND requires anyone taking the registration exam to become a dietitian to have a master’s degree. Prior to January 1, 2024, individuals qualifying to take the registration exam need to have the minimum of a bachelor’s of science degree in dietetics.)• • Clinical nutrition experience through an approved coordinated undergraduate program or successful completion of a post-graduate internship is required.
• Currently holds a Registered Dietitian (RD) license within the applicable state(s).
• Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is required.
• For applicable states, proof of a temporary/limited permit nutritionist license will be considered for registry-eligible individuals in the event they are waiting to test for their CDR. Individuals will be allowed two exam attempts within three months of hire into their position.
Benefits
Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time-off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.