What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Dietitian position at Inova Health System?
Inova Loudoun Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Dietitian to join the nutrition team. This role is Part-time 8 -hour day shift (20 hours pe/week) with a varied schedule with main coverage days on Tuesday and Thursday every week! Our team is a high performing clinical nutrition team that enjoys working closely with the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient care and mentoring and training new team members. Plus, don't forget about our other amazing benefits and perks!
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 Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and more.
Registered Dietitian Job Responsibilities:
- The Registered Dietitian provides safe and therapeutic nutritional care in a comprehensive and systematic manner.
- Provides clinical services and acts as a resource to physicians, nurses and other professional healthcare team members, to provide patients with optimum nutritional care.
- 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.
- Formulates an individualized nutrition plan of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor's degree minimum if licensed before 1/1/2024; Dietitians registered after 1/1/2024 must hold a master's degree and a Dietetic internship or equivalent
- 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
- Flexibility with schedule as third day may vary from week to week
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.