Registered Dietitian

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID‑19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states.

Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities makes us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

• Manage nutrition monitoring, support and education of all Fred Hutch clinic patient populations.
• Coordinate and implement patient care monitoring and assessment, medical nutrition therapy management, and patient/professional education.
• Screen and assess the nutritional status and requirements of all Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) patients on admission and at designated intervals thereafter according to HCT nutrition care criteria, nutrition risk determination, and medical referral.
• Provide nutrition assessment and counseling for General Oncology patients, integrating anthropometric measurements, laboratory data, medications, medical history, clinical status and other pertinent information into the medical nutrition plan.
• Close coordinate care with the patient’s oncology providers and, when appropriate, other disciplines.
• Collaborate with Fred Hutch partner institutions to ensure continuity of care across systems.
• Document medical nutrition care in the medical record according to best practice standards.
• Manage all medical nutrition therapy and nutrition support practices including the coordination of enteral and parenteral feeding practice.
• Provide education to patients and caregivers through individual counseling and group education appropriate to the age of patients served. Develop appropriate patient materials.
• Maintain written and verbal communications with the interdisciplinary medical team regarding patients per department standards. Meet regulatory and standard practice requirements (The Joint Commission, Department of Health, etc.).
• Attend scheduled HCT and General Oncology clinic team rounds, case conferences, and patient care meetings.
• Provide practice‑specific education to professional and clinical staff, graduate students, and the lay public through training programs, lectures and seminars.
• Assist with the implementation and monitoring of and nutrition data collection for Fred Hutch/UWMC/SCH research protocols. Participate in collaborative research projects as indicated.

• 4‑year college degree in nutrition or a related field.
• 1‑2 years’ experience counseling individuals and families; experience working with oncology patients and family members/significant others and working effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Registered Dietitian (RD).
• Washington State Certified Dietitian (CD).
• Competency in physiology and metabolism, total parenteral and enteral nutrition support and application, medical nutrition therapy, and oncology nutrition management and patient education.
• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with Fred Hutch’s Mission and Values.
• Follows organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently to perform job duties and refers appropriate questions and/or decisions…