Registered Dietitian

Job Description

UW Medical Center-Montlake- Food and Nutrition Services in Bone Marrow Transplant has an outstanding opportunity for a Dietitian. This position supports Inpatient Oncology on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit.

WORK SCHEDULE

• Full time, 100% FTE

• Days

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The Nutrition and Food Services department supports UW Medicine'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 HIGHTLIGHTS

This position will require the advanced understanding of the specific nutrition needs for surgical patients (gastric bypass, otolaryngology, cardiothoracic, GI surgeries); oncology. cardiology, and BMT patients; solid organ transplant recipients; dialysis patients as well as those patients admitted to the General Medicine Services.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluates patients’ diet, nutritional needs, and lifestyle.

• Understanding the complexities of the role of nutrition support in critical care; expertise in alternative feeding modalities such as TPN and Tube feeding; and maintaining current knowledge of best practices in nutrition care.

• Develops comprehensive nutritional care plans to promote disease prevention and treatment for assigned patients; initiates consultation with members of the health care team (including physicians), when indicated.

• Documents care plan, results, and services provided.

• Participates with health care team on clinical rounds and patient care conferences.

• Educates inpatients on nutrition and diet.  Participates in outpatient nutrition clinic and group nutrition education classes as assigned

• Analyzes effectiveness of services – financial/patient outcomes.

• Assists in development and implementation of nutritional standards of care

• Participates in performance / quality improvement programs.

• Participates in compliance activities to meet Joint Commission and other regulatory guidelines.

• Supports patient satisfaction and customer service initiatives.

• Works closely with and provides direction to diet technicians, diet clerks, and other food service staff to ensure patient room meals are prepared and delivered in a manner consistent with nutritional care plan.

REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor’s degree involving major study in food and nutrition or dietetics

  AND

  Registration as a Dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics within three (3) months of hire

  AND

  Washington State Dietitian Certification within six (6) months of hire.

  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 UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE

UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.

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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.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcar