Registered Dietitian PRN

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Dietitian to
join the Team. This PRN position has the opportunity to cover patients at all
Inova Hospitals allowing for up to 40 hours per week coverage, if there is a
coverage need. Hours are 8-4:30 Mon-Fri with 1 Saturday coverage per month.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and
patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top
employer in both the D. C. metro area and the nation. 

Inova PRN Benefits and Perks

* State-of-the-art medical and training facilities 
* Retirement benefits with match from day one
* Free Parking to all employees
* Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts,
movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!

Registered Dietitian ORB Job Responsibilities

* The Dietitian Registered provides safe and therapeutic nutritional care in a
comprehensive and systematic manner. 
* Provides clinical services and act as a resource to physicians, nurses and
other professional healthcare team members, to provide patients with optimum
nutritional care.
* Performs a comprehensive assessment by interpreting multiple, sometimes
conflicting, data and synthesizing their interrelationships.
* Formulates an individualized nutrition plan of care based on assessment
findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best
practice.
* Anticipates nutritional intervention issues, monitors patient tolerance to
nutrition therapy and responds when standards of nutrition care recommend
changes.
* Coordinates the nutrition care plan with the physician and other healthcare
providers while serving as a resource in the integration of the nutrition
care plan into the comprehensive plan of care for the patient.
* Communicates with the healthcare team members, patients and families to
maximize patient outcomes.
* Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to increase practice knowledge
and incorporate that knowledge into the nutrition plan of care.
* Provides education to physicians, residents, nurses and other healthcare
providers to optimize nutrition therapy outcomes.
* Incorporates research findings into nutrition practice standards,
develops/revises patient education programs and participates in the
development and revision of patient education materials.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

* Education: Bachelor’s degree minimum if licensed before 1/1/2024; Dietitians
registered after 1/1/2024 must hold a master’s degree 
* Certification:       
* Registered Dietitian (RD) required within 3 months of hire
* Basic Life Support from American Heart Association required within 3 months
of hire

Preferred Qualifications

* Inpatient experience preferred.
* Completion of a Dietetic internship preferred.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every
day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities
we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare
safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to
professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova,
we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate
future for healthcare. 

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability,
gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin,
political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related
conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran
status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.