Registered Dietitian Clinical Specialist

Company: Intermountain Health
Location: Grand Junction
Posted on: April 14, 2025

Job Description:

Registered Dietitian Clinical Specialist at Intermountain Health summary: The Registered Dietitian Clinical Specialist provides specialized Medical Nutrition Therapy, utilizing advanced counseling techniques and nutrition care processes to improve patient outcomes in various medical conditions. This role includes assessing nutritional needs, developing care plans, mentoring dietetic interns, and participating in interdisciplinary care teams to ensure comprehensive nutrition support. The position requires a registered dietitian with expertise in nutrition-focused assessments, research application, and complex problem-solving within a clinical setting. Job Description: The Registered Dietitian Specialist facilitates the nutrition care process in specialty care areas or specialized populations with a moderate degree of autonomy, using experience-based knowledge, nutrition assessment, and diagnostic reasoning skills and competencies. Posting Details

• Shift: This role is 5 days per week - 8-hour daytime workdays. It does include some weekends and holidays that rotate amongst the team. You cannot work remotely for this position. Currently, this position has no on-call requirements (i.e., needing to be on-call for certain shifts). However, during a scheduled weekend, Sundays are on-call.
• Part Time 24 hrs/weekly Essential Functions
  • Provides Medical Nutrition Therapy to individuals with specialized health conditions and or in specialized populations.
  • Uses the Nutrition Care Process to facilitate the provision of more complex nutrition care with moderate autonomy and supportive guidance from advanced practice dietitians.
  • Uses advanced counseling techniques to influence behavior change.
  • Uses technology in estimating needs and nutrition goals (ex: indirect calorimetry, nutrient analysis software, glucometers, etc.)
  • Mentors newly graduated dietitians, dietetic interns, and clinical diet techs.
  • Applies research to improve patient outcomes. Implements the latest evidence-based care with the interdisciplinary team and in updating care practices/processes within the facility.
  • Manages nutrition care across the continuum including durable medical equipment order writing.
  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist order writing privileges per policy/protocol.
  • Identify and screen inpatients for nutritional risk and malnutrition in all areas of the hospital including but not limited to orthopedics, surgical, general medicine, telemetry, progressive care step-down, intensive care and behavioral health. -
  • Assess nutritional status, develop, and document care plans, monitor results and interventions according to AND Nutrition Care Process using the EMR. -
  • Responsible for assessing nutritional needs including management of oral nutrition supplements, enteral nutrition, and parenteral nutrition. -
  • Evaluate and monitor patient's estimated nutrition needs for various medical conditions. -
  • Participates in interdisciplinary rounds with the care team, acts as the nutrition expert making evidence-based recommendations. -
  • Provides nutrition counseling and education for patients and families when indicated. -
  • Participates in quality improvement initiatives internal and external to the department. -
  • Promote mission, vision and values of Lutheran Medical Center and Intermountain Health. -
  • Acts as a nutrition liaison/resource to other hospital departments within the organization. -
  • Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory agencies and requirements. - Skills
    • Specialty Medical Nutrition Therapy
    • Complex Problem Solving
    • Advanced Counseling Techniques
    • Nutrition Focused Physical Exam
    • Nutrition Related Technology Proficiency
    • Research Study Interpretation
    • Mentoring
    • Professional Communication Minimum Qualifications
      • Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
      • For graduates after Jan 1, 2024, completion of a minimum of a master's degree by an accredited university. Education is verified.
      • Completion of an ACEND accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Coordinated Program, or graduate-level competency-based dietitian nutritionist program.
      • State licensure or certification in accordance with the primary state of practice requirement for Registered Dietitians. If the primary state of practice requires licensure or certification, this must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
      • Demonstrated ability to apply the Nutrition Care Process in multiple patient populations and/or disease types.
      • Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply evidence-based research to clinical practice.
      • 2 or more years of dietetics experience in a clinical setting, preferred.
      • Experience in managing patients in a specialty area, preferred.
      • Relevant dietetics-related specialty practice credential (CNSC, CSP, CDCES, CSO, CSR, CSOWM, etc.), preferred Physical Requirements
        • Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
        • Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
        • Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
        • For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles. Physical Requirements: Physical Requirements
          • Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
          • Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
          • Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
          • For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles. Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital Work City: Grand Junction Work State: Colorado Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. -$30.94 - $47.77 We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here . Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. All positions subject to close without notice. Keywords: Registered Dietitian, Clinical Nutrition, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Nutrition Care Process, Patient Outcomes, Nutrition Counseling, Healthcare, Specialized Nutrition, Dietetic Mentorship, Nutrition Assessments

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