Dietitian - Inpatient - Harborview

** Job Description
**** Harborview – Food and Nutrition Services
** has an outstanding opportunity for a
** Dietitian 2.*
* ** WORK SCHEDULE
*** Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week)
* Monday-Friday
* Fixed duration- anticipated need is through October, 2027
* Day Shift
** DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
** The Nutrition and Food Services department supports Harborview's mission by delivering extraordinary experiences with compassionate evidence-based care, unforgettable customer service, and fresh and nutritious food for patients, families, and the greater community.

Our vision is to create a supportive and empowering workplace for all, provide unparalleled experiences for our customers and patients, and improve the quality of life and health of the public.
** POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
*** Performs nutrition assessment, education and medical nutrition therapy and/or directs others in professional administrative dietetic services.
* The Dietitian participates in quality improvement, professional development, and education of other healthcare professionals. The Dietitian complies with applicable regulatory laws, regulations and HMC scope of practice.
** PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Performs dietitian duties in a sub-specialty area such as food marketing, sensory evaluation, work productivity measurement, renal, burns, geriatrics, oncology, metabolic support
* Provides nutrition care using the Nutrition Care Process for the nutritionally complex patient populations
* Compiles relevant data to assess nutritional status and interprets data to make nutrition assessments
* Identifies desired outcomes/goals of nutrition care for individual patients
* Determines nutrient and energy requirements for individual patients based on age, sex, and state of health.
* Documents the nutrition care plan in the medical record. Directly communicates recommendations to medical team leaders.
* Communicates plan for nutrition care directly to patient or significant other, health team members and leader
* Takes nutrition care related orders per electronic order power plans where the provider delegates order writing to the dietitian.
* Monitors the outcome of nutrition care for patient and documents in the medical record as necessary.
* Provides nutrition education and referral
* From assessment data, identifies educational needs of patient and/or significant others
* Participates in the interviewing, on-boarding and performance evaluation of other employees within the department as assigned
** REQUIREMENTS
* ** Bachelor’s Degree with major in Dietetics, Foods and Nutrition or Food Service Administration; AND
* Completion of American Dietetic Association approved dietetic education program; AND
* Registered Dietitian status; AND
* 24 months recent full-time experience as an R.D.
* Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
** ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
** As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine.  It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County.  It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.
** ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

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