Registered Dietitian - PRN

Registered Dietitian - PRN

Job Category: Food and Nutrition

Posted: July 17, 2026

Full-Time

On-site

Animas Surgical Hospital Durango, CO 81301, USA

Job Description

Job Summary: Directs, oversees, and evaluates the activities and functions of nutritional aspects of patient care.

Reports to: Director of Patient Care Unit

Hourly range: $30.84 – 53.49 per hour (posted hourly range excludes overtime and bonuses which are not guaranteed)

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensure that nutritional needs of the patients are met in accordance with practitioners' orders and acceptable standards of practice.
• Supervise the nutritional aspects of patient care including developing patient menus for appropriate diets as specified by the State Department of Health and or Clinical Dietetics Manual.
• Provide patient, family and caretaker dietary counseling and education upon request including assessing and evaluating patient tolerance to therapeutic diets when appropriate.
• Collaborate with other hospital services and committees (e.g., medical staff, nursing services, pharmacy service, safety, quality, etc.).
• Maintain pertinent patient data necessary to recommend, or modify therapeutic diets as needed to meet the nutritional needs of the patients.
• Participates in survey inspections conducted by authorized governments and regulatory agencies and ensure regulations regarding meal service delivery, storage, service, sanitation, and disposal are adhered to.
• Maintain appropriate food service department policies and procedures, training guidelines, competencies, and review annually.
• Able to work independently and meet established deadlines.
• Conduct regular unannounced inspections of the hospital and caterer's kitchens to ensure compliance with the Department of Health

Additional Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the spirit of the philosophy, mission, and values of the hospital through words and actions and implements them into departmental processes, programs, and the working environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelors Degree preferred
• Certification, Licensure: Registered Dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, LD status preferred.
• Experience, Training, Knowledge: 2 years hospital dietician or nutritionist experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty (50)+ pounds. Stooping, kneeling and/or crouching daily in delivery of patient care. Standing and walking more than five (5) hours per day; running occasionally in response to emergencies.

Working Conditions/Environmental Exposures:

Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood, body fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts. Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.

Animas Surgical Hospital offers a competitive benefits package including but not limited to: health, dental, vision, & life insurance with 401k with employer matching

Animas Surgical Hospital is a drug free workplace and performs a pre-employment drug screen which includes marijuana.

ASH IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS REQUIREMENTS – Aligns with CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Healthcare Personnel

• Hepatitis B- Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine at appropriate intervals
• Influenza- documentation of current seasonal flu vaccine (mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year)
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR Vaccination
• Varicella (chickenpox) - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella Vaccine
• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) - documented proof of immunization
• Tuberculosis Screening - Documentation of a two-step TB skin test within the past year OR lab verification of a negative TB Gold or T-Spot tuberculin test within the past 6 months

* VACCINE RECORDS OR EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO 1ST DAY OF SCHEDULED WORK

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