(3 Days Left) Dietitian / Medical Nutrition Therapy
Company: Sanford Health
Location: Washburn
Posted on: July 3, 2025
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Job Description:
Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing
not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to
offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly
50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work
of health and healing across our broad footprint. Facility: UND
Building Shift: Day Job Schedule: Full time Plans, develops, and
provides diet interventions, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition
care and preventive counseling to individuals and groups in all
areas of primary and specialty patient/resident care, acute care,
skilled nursing, out-patient, and/or community settings. Provides
medical nutrition therapy services and monitors nutritional care of
clients/patients/residents of all ages including neonatal,
pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric as assigned. This
includes determination of nutritional status through nutritional
assessment, individualized care plans, provider order
recommendations and implementation of nutrition therapy (including
verbal orders, diet modification, nutrition support, oral nutrition
supplements), education and counseling for disease and nutrition
risk management, and evaluation of outcomes of medical nutrition
therapy interventions. Additionally includes optimization of
self-management education and skills in the care of
clients/patients/residents with chronic conditions. Ability to
recognize, evaluates, and provide for nutritional needs based on
cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs. Works on nutrition care
protocols for the assigned area and acts as leader for the health
care team in the implementation of the nutrition therapies.
Educates on diet according to disease state, medical condition and
health risk. Incorporates new trends and techniques as necessary to
design care plan and update standards of care educational material.
Assists in tailoring clinical education and associated materials
for use with clients/patients/residents, families and caregivers.
Performs quality control and maintains a high standard in relation
to infection control mechanisms for safety. Aware and conscious of
individual's insurance coverage and reimbursement circumstances,
and participates in clinical performance improvement activities,
including research that tests new treatments or procedures for
clinical evidence of outcomes. Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in
dietetics or food and nutrition through an Accreditation Council
for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited
program. *(After January 1, 2024, the ACEND requires anyone taking
the registration exam to become a dietitian have a master's degree.
Prior to January 1, 2024, individuals qualifying to take the
registration exam need to have the minimum of a bachelor's of
science degree in dietetics.) Clinical nutrition experience through
an approved coordinated undergraduate program or successful
completion of post graduate internship required. Currently holds
Registered Dietitian (RD) license within the applicable state(s).
Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
required. For applicable states, proof of a temporary/limited
permit nutritionist license will be considered for registry
eligible individuals in the event they are waiting to test for
their CDR. Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for
qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on
eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental
insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement
plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package
to maintain a healthy home-work balance. Sanford is an EEO/AA
Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a
disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with
your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an
email to talent@sanfordhealth.Sanford Health has a Drug Free
Workplace Policy. Job Function: Allied Health
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