Clinical Dietitian

As a Clinician Registered Dietitian I , the employee supports the overall Mission and Vision of Valley Health by providing the highest quality and best-practice service to its customers. The Registered Dietitian I may be employed in any one of the acute or outpatient Valley Health settings, is an active member of the interdisciplinary team, is responsive to physician consults, assesses for nutrition risk and medically necessary needs of the patient and provides discipline specific interventions through the nutrition care process. The Registered Dietitian I is responsible for establishing and maintaining professional competence, identifying educational needs and seeking out learning opportunities from more advanced clinicians and specific continuing education. The Registered Dietitian I is mindful of the fiduciary responsibilities and delivers nutrition therapy in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to evidence based practice, documentation and billing guidelines, and begins to recognize need for program development and process improvement initiatives.

Setting:

Acute:

• Orthopedics

• Medical/Surgical

• Medical/Pulmonary

• Neurology

• Cardiac

• ICU

• Step Down

• Trauma

• NICU

• Behavioral Health

• Rehab

• Pediatrics

Outpatient:

• Bariatric Program

• Oncology

• Wellness Services

• Diabetes Management

Education

Bachelors Nutrition/Dietetics or Masters accepted by Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Certification & Licensures

Registered Dietitian or Registry eligible within six months.

Responder Certification - American Heart ‘Healthcare Provider’ (HCP) - AHA approved required. New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.

West Virginia licensure or eligible, if applicable.

Qualifications

Basic computer and keyboarding skills or participation in computer training within the first year of employment.

Competent to successfully interact with patients, according to their special needs which may apply based upon the age of the patient served - Age Specific Competencies.

Learning and exhibiting consistent proficiency for entry level, setting defined, basic competency in the provision of discipline specific interventions.