CLINICAL DIETITIAN - AMG outpatient Diabetes/Education - ** NO NIGHTS ** NO WEEKENDS ** NO HOLIDAYS** SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE

The Clinical Dietitian works closely with the interdisciplinary health care team to provide nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy that are integrated and compatible with the patient's medical program goals and objectives. Primary responsibilities include developing and implementing nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy using established standards of care and practice protocols/guidelines, managing resources in a cost-effective manner; participating in performance improvement efforts; and maintaining professional competency and skills required for professional practice.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or Nutrition required
• Master's in Dietetics or Nutrition or related field preferred.
• Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Association of Nutrition and Dietetics or obtained within 90 days of hire required.
• Up to 6 months of clinical experience in outpatient setting required.
• One to two years of clinical experience in outpatient setting preferred.

Essential Job Duties

• Patient Care, conducts a nutrition assessment, develops, and implements an individualized plan and utilizes assessment and evaluation techniques that consider all patient
• Evaluates the effectiveness and measures progress towards outcomes of MNT interventions.
• Provides appropriate documentation that summarizes the nutrition care plan in the patient's medical record including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, and progress toward
• Serves as resource to medical staff and allied health personnel on nutrition
• Designs and delivers patient education according to appropriate guidelines defined by departmental and/or hospital guidelines.
• Conducts in-services and educational presentation to hospital/department staff/and community.
• Maintains productivity standard and practices effective time management and prioritizing tasks.
• Assists in achieving compliance with DNV standard, with other accrediting.
• organizations and with regulatory agency
• Adheres to the Association of Dietetics and Nutrition code of ethics.
• Identifies needs for professional development.
• Identifies and collects performance improvement data, monitors outcomes, and initiates corrective.
• Maintains dietetic registration and continuing education requirements.

Some Benefits of Working at Augusta Health Include

• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
• Competitive Pay
• Retirement Plan
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Free onsite parking
• Tuition reimbursement
• Onsite childcare

Company Information

Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley.

Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.