Outpatient Clinical Dietitian - Bariatric

Lexington Surgery

Full Time

Day Shift

M-Th 8a-5p; F 8a-1p

Sign-On Bonus: $6,000

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Become an essential part of Lexington Surgery, a leading bariatric center within the Lexington Health comprehensive network of care, ranked best hospital in the Columbia Metro by U.S. News & World Report, selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare, and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. With over 9,000 bariatric procedures performed by board-certified surgeons, you’ll join a compassionate, high-performing team transforming lives every day. Backed by a nationally recognized hospital and a robust network of nearly 80 physician practices, and six community medical and urgent care centers, your work will make a lasting impact in one of the most respected healthcare systems in South Carolina.

Role Overview

As our Outpatient Clinical Dietitian, you will guide patients through the full spectrum of bariatric care. You’ll work hand-in-hand with medical social workers to ensure patients have the resources, education, and support they need, always advocating for their success.

Responsibilities include:

• Assessing and monitoring nutritional health of outpatient bariatric patients
• Developing and implementing individualized nutrition plans
• Providing one-on-one and group nutrition counseling
• Collaborating closely with physicians and care teams to ensure seamless patient care
• Leading patient support groups and creating educational content for social media
• Mentoring dietetic interns and supporting professional growth within the team

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Registered (through examination administered) by the Commission of Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association; Current license to practice dietetics from the state of South Carolina (Please note: Registry eligible candidates may be considered with the following provisions: Must provide documentation from Commission on Dietetic Registration of eligibility status, and must complete registration exam and obtain a license to practice dietetics in South Carolina within six months of start date as a condition of continued employment)
• Required Training: For Lexington Surgery Only: Certificate of Training in Obesity for Pediatrics and Adults must be obtained within one year of hire.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of new knowledge and services.
• Uses resources effectively and efficiently in practice.
• Utilizes system practice guidelines, references, and the nutrition care manual in the provision of nutrition services.
• Considers safety, effectiveness, and cost in providing and delivering nutrition services and products.
• Engages in lifelong learning.
• Conducts self-assessment to identify strengths and weakness at regular intervals.
• Identifies needs for professional development.
• Develops and implements a plan for professional growth.
• Adheres to ADA Code of Ethics.
• Applies research findings and best available evidence into practice.
• Applies Service Excellence/Expectations to professional practice and is accountable for conforming to policy.
• Demonstrates an optimistic, enthusiastic, professional, career oriented demeanor and is a positive role model consistent with the hospital mission and vision.
• Demonstrates understanding of dress code.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service toward patients, families, caregivers, and peers.
• Demonstrates dependability and reliability when completing assignments.
• Demonstrates reliability by conforming to attendance policy.
• Observes safety and sanitation rules and regulations.
• Maintains a clean, comfortable work environment.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.