Dietitian - Steele Creek

Dietitian - Steele Creek at Novant Health

Job Opening

• Perform nutritional education and nutrition assessments on patients.
• Consult and educate patients/clients in one-on-one and group settings on risk factor reduction related to nutrition management.
• Communicate via phone, face-to-face, or video settings.
• Provide coaching for behavior changes to improve health status, reduce health risk, and improve quality of life.
• Optimize nutritional status through medical nutrition therapy, including individualized care plans, provider-ordered recommendations, and implementation of nutrition therapy, education, and counseling for disease and nutrition risk management.
• Evaluate outcomes of interventions and schedule follow-up with patients as needed, documenting all patient interactions.
• Collaborate and communicate with interdisciplinary teams in the management of health and nutrition factors.

• Education:
  
  4-year Bachelors degree required;
  Bachelors in dietetics, nutrition, foods and nutrition required;
  Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Clinical Dietitian preferred.
• Licensure/Certification:
  • Registered Dietitian status by the Commission on Dietetic Registration required.
  • Licensed Dietitian in appropriate state required.
• Additional Skills (required):
  Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skills validation and competency testing;
  Knowledge, ability, and skills to support patient education and patient engagement in self-care management to accommodate cultural diversity, age specific, or behavior needs among the patients being served.
• Additional Skills (preferred):
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
  Ability to relay information to diverse audiences for one-on-one consultations, small and large group presentations; dynamic presence for media interviews, health fairs, and other invited presentations/appearances.

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.