* Must have clean, neat appearance and friendly attitude. Professional dress, lab coats required.

* Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.

* Provide clinical nutritional services in the form of nutrition assessments, education, and medical nutrition therapy for all ages for patients at McLeod Health. Provide on-going nutrition therapy by collaborating with other disciplines on the health care team to coordinate medical nutrition therapy needs. Provide medical nutrition therapy for patients and groups in the community to prevent disease and to promote the health and well-being of McLeod Health patients.

* Administer education plans through grant writing to gain financial support to implement programs and education based opportunities focused on changing a nutrition-related behavior to support the health status for an individual, target group, or the community at large.

* Monitors and evaluates patient outcomes ever one to six months to determine the progress made in achieving desired outcomes of nutrition care and whether to continue interventions or revise in collaboration with other health care team members.

* Coordinates outpatient nutrition patient education activities, including creating, reviewing and revising patient handouts

Job Requirements

Qualifications/Training:

Must demonstrate competency in techniques of Nutrition Focused Physical Exams (NFPE) prior to conducting the NFPE independently. Six months to one year's working experience in healthcare facility.

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations/Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or related area and completion of a dietetic internship program from an ADA/ACEND-approved Dietetic Education Program. Licensure with the South Carolina Panel for Dietetics required

Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.

If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. We are an equal opportunity employer.