Unit Description

Your nutritional know-how can help patients in your community live happier, healthier lives.

Sodexo is seeking a Registered Dietitian 3 (Renal) for SUNY Downstate Medical Center located in Brooklyn, NY. This full-time position will work in their Parkside Dialysis Center providing nutritional care to patients receiving dialysis. SUNY Downstate is an academic medical center focused on research, education, and excellent medical care.

The successful candidate will:

• Work closely within the interdisciplinary dialysis team and clinical nutrition department;
• Provide nutritional care to the patients within the Parkside Dialysis Center;
• Help to oversee 1 other renal dietitian, providing nutrition education and evaluation of dialysis patients.
• Perform quality improvement initiatives within outpatient dialysis setting;
• Educate health care team members, including physicians and nurses.

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• Registered Dietitian credentials;
• Advanced renal disease experience preferred (not required);
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• good time management and be a self-starter and a team player.

Learn more about SUNY Downstate Medical Center at https://www.downstate.edu/

Learn more about Sodexo’s Benefits

Not the job for you? At Sodexo, we offer Dietitian positions in a variety of business segments, including Schools, Universities, Health Care and Senior Living locations across the United States. Continue your search for Dietitian jobs.

Working for Sodexo:Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and career growth opportunities. As the largest private employer of dietitians, we have tremendous job opportunities for registered dietitians who are looking to get more out of their career!

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Position Summary

Responsible for providing direct comprehensive nutrition services including those for complex needs. Key Duties-Directs nutrition care of special needs population to ensure nutrition needs and customer satisfaction levels are met. -Maintains and develops client relationships and client satisfaction to ensure account retention.-Manages, promotes, and educates others on food and nutrition programs according to Sodexo standards and policy. -Collaborates and communicates with culinary and clinical departments on established processes, special diets, and menu requests and probes potential problems and apprises manager of status on resolution of problems or issues, using appropriate Sodexo resource when necessary. -Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local regulations as well as Sodexo/client policies and procedures (e.g. Health Dept., -HIPAA/Privacy Act, Joint Commission, quality assurance, safety, operations, and personnel) by keep abreast of the most recent nutrition-related trends, research, policy, certifications, and standards of practice. -Establishes operating standards, implements quality improvements and communicates them to other departments. .

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor's Degree

Basic Functional Experience - 3 years work experience in health care including hospitals, nursing homes, assisted or independent living facilities, long-term care, retirement homes, or clinics registered dietitianSodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.