Registered Clinical Dietitian - Sign On Bonus!
Citizens Medical Center Careers
Location
Victoria, TX | United States
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JOB SUMMARY
The Clinical Dietitian performs nutrition assessments, patient education, medical record documentation and participates in quality management aspects of patient care. Other duties include teaching nutrition classes to patients and the public.
Job Specific: - Screens and assesses patients nutrition status. (EF)
- Documents findings in the medical record. (EF)
- Counsels and teaches patients needing help with nutrition issues. (EF)
- Participates in monitoring nutrition aspects of care as quality management. (EF)
- Teaches group nutrition classes to patients and to the community as preventive care. (EF)
Hospital: - Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
- Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital's Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.
- Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital's Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
- Performs within his/her professional Scope of Practice at all times.
Other Duties As Assigned: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Required: Bachelor's degree in nutrition from an accredited university; completion of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Internship with successful completion of requirements for dietetic registration.
EXPERIENCE Required: Supervised experience working with various patient nutrition issues during internship.
Preferred: Some experience in hospital nutrition/food service setting.
Special Skills and Abilities: Required: Ability to assess patients with a variety of nutrition problems and ages (ex. Oncology, cardiac and renal issues, diabetes, pediatrics, bariatrics, newborns); ability to develop class material and teach patients and others; ability to perform online documentation. Ability to use clinical judgment and problem solve as needed; ability to work as a team with other disciplines; ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point; public speaking experience.
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Required: Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (R.D.). Licensed Dietitian with the State of Texas (L.D
COMPANY PROFILE Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees. Voted "Best of the Best" hospital in Victoria for 12 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, currently renovating its 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, an imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.
Citizens Medical Center is looking for employees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital's commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!
BENEFIT OFFERINGS Health
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- STD, LTD Disability
- Supplemental Life, AD&D
- Flexible Spending (FSA)
- Employer paid life insurance and short term disability
Retirement/Investment
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- 457(b) Deferred Compensation
Well-Being Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Sick leave, Bereavement leave, Jury Duty/Witness Service
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Hospital-paid & administered annual immunizations
- HealthPlex (gym) membership discount
- YMCA partnership discount for childcare
- Employee Assistance Programs
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