Outpatient Clinical Dietitian

Cancer Programs, PRN, AM Shift, 8-4:30. Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center anchors an expansive health care network that includes nearly 600 physicians and advanced practice providers at nearly 80 locations across the Midlands of South Carolina.

The Outpatient Dietitian provides nutrition services to individuals in an outpatient setting for nutrition-related problems, preventative health measures, and chronic disease management. Primary responsibilities include assessing and monitoring the nutritional health of ambulatory patients; developing and implementing individualized nutrition plans; providing nutrition counseling for individuals, families, and groups; collaborating with referring physician health care teams to facilitate continuity of care at home and in the community;

and maintaining professional competency and skills required for professional practice.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree, None years of experience.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Registered by the Commission of Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association;
Current license to practice dietetics from the state of South Carolina.

• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population:
  Infant, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric.
• Collaborates and coordinates patient care with members of the health care team to provide appropriate care and improve patient outcomes.
• Designs and delivers patient education according to appropriate guidelines defined by departmental leadership.
• Provides group education as well as individual nutrition counseling.
• Documents nutritional care in the medical record.
• Maintains continuing education by the Commission on Dietetic Registration in order to maintain registration.
• Assists with development of department standards, guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Participate and assist in leading monthly support groups.
• Create educational content for social media platforms.

• 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.
• 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 LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.