Dietitian Clinical Specialist - Bariatrics

Job Description

Inova Bariatrics is looking for a dedicated Dietitian Clinical Specialist - Bariatrics to join the team. This part-time role will be day-shift working Monday & Friday located in Fairfax, VA.

The Dietitian Clinical Specialist - Bariatrics provides safe and therapeutic nutritional care in a comprehensive and systematic manner. Incorporates differences into the provision of care by integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care. Acts as a resource to physicians, nurses and other allied professional healthcare team members to provide patients with optimum nutritional care.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Dietitian Clinical Specialist - Bariatrics Responsibilities:

• Assists healthcare team members with documentation related to nutrition.
• Develops and revises patient education materials and evaluates effectiveness.
• Assess educational needs of patients/families and provides appropriate nutrition education/counseling.
• Documents education according to standards in the medical record.
• Participates as a guest speaker at community events, seminars, workshops or professional events.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan for professional growth and development.
• Recognizes trends in patient populations, explores alternatives to care and makes revisions to standards.
• Collects performance improvement data, monitors outcomes and implements corrective actions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Master's Degree With accredited Dietetic Internship; Bachelor's degree minimum if licensed before 1/1/2024; Dietitians registered after 1/1/2024 must hold a Master's Degree
• Experience: 2 years as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
• Certification: Registered Dietitian upon start; BLS within 3 months

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.