Dietitian – Dialysis- Part Time

April 14, 2024
$3450 / year

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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 a broad footprint.

Description: Dietitian – Dialysis- Part Time

Location: Fargo, North Dakota

Facility: 2801 University Building Clinic

Shift: Day

Internship Schedule: Part time

Weekly Hours: 24.00

Stipend Range: $24.00 – $34.50

Internship Summary:

The Dietitian – Dialysis- Part Time 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:

• Provides medical nutrition therapy services and monitors nutritional care of clients/patients/residents of all ages.
• Determines nutritional status through nutritional assessment, individualized care plans, provider order recommendations, and implementation of nutrition therapy.
• 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 leader for the health care team in the implementation of the 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.
• Participates 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.
• Clinical nutrition experience through an approved coordinated undergraduate program or successful completion of 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 an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, benefits may include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work/life balance benefits
• Generous time off package