Dietitian Nutritionist I

Unit Description

Come work for the world’s leading private employer of Registered Dietitians!

Sodexo is seeking a Registered Dietitian for Hillcrest Hospital South located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Hillcrest Hospital South is a 180-bed acute care medical center located in south Tulsa and offers a wide range of inpatient services including maternity, cardiology, emergency, orthopedics, surgery, wound care, and heartburn and reflux.

$2000 Sign On Bonus and $2000 Retention Bonus Available!

The Registered Dietitian in this role will provide nutrition care to a variety of patients. Position is 100% virtual remote patient charting and will work closely with General  Manager

The successful candidate will:

• Licensed in Oklahoma required and central time zone preferred
• Provide nutritional care for a variety of inpatient units
• Perform quality improvement initiatives within the nutrition department
• Educate health care team members, including physicians and nurses

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• Bachelor’s in Nutrition or related degree required
• Good interpersonal, communication, team-work, and customer service skills 
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and follow-through skills 
• Ability to multi-task constantly, react to changes quickly/productively, and tolerate interruptions 
• Ability to perform work when no directions are given
• Demonstrate maturity and accountability 

Learn more about Hillcrest Hospital South at: Welcome to Hillcrest Hospital South | Hillcrest Hospital South in Tulsa, Oklahoma (hillcrestsouth.com)

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What We Offer

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Position Summary

Provides general nutrition care for patients, residents, and the community in the delivery of our contractual agreement with the client.  Functions as a nutrition resource to assigned patient care areas and foodservice staff to ensure the provision of safe, high quality care.  Maintains professional and business practices to assure regulatory compliance and to uphold company mission, values, and commitments made in the Sodexo client contractual agreement.  Contributes to financial and clinical outcomes through implementation of services.

Executes the Nutrition Care Process (assessment, nutrition diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation) in general clinical practice; is accountable for the provision of safe and reliable care and services and completion of documentation in accordance with individual and statutory scope, regulatory standards and facility policies, protocols and practice guidelines, including clinical privileges. - 50%

Provides evidence-based nutrition counseling and training to meet basic clinical needs, promote disease management, educate healthcare personnel, interns and students on nutrition care strategies and support foodservice staff competency; functions within established educational frameworks using resources as provided and initiates referrals as needed to elevate care, support continuation of nutrition care plans or enhance educational processes. - 20%

Participates in interdisciplinary activities to promote the nutrition care plan and serve as a resource on nutrition-related issues; collaborates and communicates with clinical and culinary departments in the development, implementation and promotion of operating standards, tools, resources and programs for general clinical practice and foodservice operations in accordance with Sodexo standards. - 10%

Participates in performance improvement (PI) activities with minimal supervision and demonstrates a drive for continuous improvement. - 10%

Continually improves performance and demonstrates professional growth by advancing nutrition-related skills and engaging in tailored continuing education to enhance knowledge, skills and judgment obtained in formal education. - 10%

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree with completion of required coursework and supervised practice as dictated by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)  (Note: For those seeking registration after 2023, this must be a master’s degree)

Credentials Requirement:

• Meets eligibility requirements for Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and will become registered within 120 days of hire.  In some states and/or facilities the RD/RDN credentials is required at the time of hire
• Certification/licensure as required by state(s) of practice

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.