Outpatient Clinical Dietitian_Flexi Day Shift

Company: Sentara
Location: Suffolk
Posted on: September 19, 2023

Job Description:

City/StateSuffolk, VAOverviewWork ShiftFirst (Days) (United States of America)Sentara Healthcare is currently seeking a Flexi Status Clinical Dietitian to join our Outpatient Program.WE HAVE CHILDCARE AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS! Growing Up at Obici is our licensed and accredited child day care center with a maximum capacity of 120 children age range 1 month - 12 years. We are open from 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.POSITION & DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

• This is a HYBRID position; remote and on-site (to be determined by manager)
• Flexi status
• Day Shift; 10am - 6pm. There may be flexibility with hours.
• After a physician referral, you will be working autonomously with patients to develop relationships and help identify nutritional problems, needs, goals, and create individualized actions plans to help foster responsibility and self-care.
• You will see approximately 4 - 5 patients per day.
• Previous experience as a Clinical Dietitian is strongly preferred.
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics. If Bachelor's Degree is in a major other than Dietetics, must complete an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.
• License / Certification: Registered Dietician (RD); Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Basic Life Support (BLS).ABOUT SOH NUTRITION SERVICESThe primary diagnosis of our patients is related to diabetes, cardiac, and weight management. However, we provide counseling for many other medical diagnoses such as cancer, celiac disease, hyperlipidemia, gastrointestinal disorders, kidney disease, liver disease, maternity, pancreatitis.Our outpatient program is located within Sentara Obici Hospital. We are a 175-bed community hospital founded in 1951 in the heart of Suffolk, Virginia. We relocated to a new state of the art facility in 2010. Our facility has been Magnet designated since 2018. WHO SENTARA ISSentara Healthcare is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering more thanof care including 12 hospitals, PACE (Elder Care), home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara "Employer of Choice" for over ten years.U.S. News and World Reporthas recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy! Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth.Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve! Keywords: Nutrition, Nutritionist, Counseling, Dietetics, Dietitian, Dietician, Weight Management, RD, RDN, Education, Flexi, PRNJob SummaryResponsible for managing patient's medical nutrition therapy in accordance with the medical staff approved clinical practice standards in the outpatient setting. Serves as a resource for nutrition education.
  
  If Bachelor's Degree is in major other than Dietetics, must complete an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.Qualifications:BLD - Bachelor's Level Degree: Dietetics (Required)Basic Life Support (BLS) - Other/National, Registered Dietician (RD) - Other/National, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) - Other/NationalSkillsCommunication, Critical Thinking, Technology/Computer, Time ManagementSentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

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