Registered Dietitian

NorthStar Medical Specialists
Bellingham, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2024
NorthStar Medical Specialists is an independent multi-specialty clinic. We offer a supportive environment that provides personal and professional satisfaction for our providers. As an independent private practice, we are able to afford our providers the individual clinical autonomy they desire within a supportive and collaborative team environment.
Registered Dietitian

Medical and Surgical Weight Management
We are growing and we currently have a need for a part time Registered Dietitian to join our Medical Weight Management team!

We are seeking a passionate Registered Dietitian who is a self-starter and works well in a collaborative team environment. Primary responsibilities will be to perform a variety of duties, some of which include the evaluation and assessment of nutritional needs of our patients, development of individualized plans, monitoring progress and providing support, education and coaching of our weight management patients. Candidate must have excellent communication, interpersonal skills and experience working with a team.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Assesses client medical history, including nutritional status, diet history, and food habits. Conducts individual sessions to discuss patient’s nutritional needs and determine risk factors. Confers with physician and other clinicians as appropriate on effect of nutritional status.

  • Develops nutritional plan for patient, presents information to patient/family individually about implementing nutrition plan including recommendations for special diets and diet techniques to ensure proper preparation and nutritional intake.
  • Documents dietary assessment/plan summary for medical record.
  • Conducts patient education programs for weight reduction, cultural preferences, and special-need diets for certain health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. Teaches correct food preparation and safe food handling. Conducts nutritional health education programs for staff.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, food service, or community health. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience: Minimum three years of clinical experience as dietitian. Two years of experience in health setting as dietitian/patient educator preferred.

Other Requirements: Registered dietitian as certified by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

We offer competitive salary, benefits and a supportive management team! Patient hours are Monday – Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm. Position is part time to start, with potential to grow to full time. No weekends and no on-call. To apply, please send us your resume and cover letter with salary requirement.

Thank you!

acarlyon@northstarmedicalspecialists.com

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