Dietician

Job Description

Job Description

Pride Health is seeking a qualified and experienced Clinical Dietitian to join a leading healthcare team in Cottonwood, Arizona. The ideal candidate will have experience providing comprehensive nutrition assessment and intervention services across diverse patient populations in an acute care setting and demonstrate strong clinical judgment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and patient education skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments and reassessments for patients across the continuum of care
• Develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans and therapeutic diet recommendations
• Evaluate nutritional status using laboratory data, physical findings, dietary history, and clinical indicators
• Monitor and manage patients requiring specialized nutrition support, including enteral nutrition (tube feedings) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
• Provide nutrition counseling and education to patients and families regarding disease management, therapeutic diets, and lifestyle modifications
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, pharmacists, and other interdisciplinary team members to optimize patient outcomes
• Assess and manage patients with complex medical conditions including diabetes, kidney disease, heart failure, cancer, malnutrition, gastrointestinal disorders, and critical illness
• Monitor for food-drug interactions and provide appropriate nutrition recommendations
• Perform Nutrition Focused Physical Exams (NFPE) and identify nutrient deficiencies and malnutrition
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and uphold patient safety standards
• Patient Population: Patients across the lifespan including infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations in an acute care hospital setting.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) required
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum one (1) year of clinical dietitian experience required
• Experience with nutrition assessments, therapeutic diets, diabetes management, enteral nutrition, and nutrition support
• Strong communication, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and manage a diverse patient caseload

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced practice or specialty certification in diabetes, weight management, or related nutrition specialty
• Experience in acute care, community hospital, LTAC, or trauma settings
• Experience with Cerner electronic medical record system
• Previous travel healthcare experience preferred

Additional Details:

• Location: Cottonwood, AZ
• Pay Range: 45.00-55.00
• Position: Clinical Dietitian
• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Schedule: Variable Day Shift | 5x8-Hour Shifts
• Hours: Typically Monday–Friday with occasional Saturdays based on patient census
• Shift Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 Hours per Week (Facility may call off up to 6 shifts during the assignment)
• Weekend Requirement: Occasional Saturdays as needed
• On-Call Requirement: None

Facility Information:

• Short-Term Acute Care Hospital
• Teaching Facility
• Level IV Trauma Center
• 87 Staffed Beds
• Multidisciplinary support including Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Social Services, Radiology, Phlebotomy, Transportation, and Rapid Response Teams

Interested? Apply now!

Pride Health offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, life and disability insurance, employee assistance programs, legal support services, pet insurance, and employee discount programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, military status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride Health considers all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates : Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

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Company Description

Pride Health offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity), 401(k) retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity
[Hiring Entity Name] is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment
[Hiring Entity Name] is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Company Description

Pride Health offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity), 401(k) retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors. \r\n\r\nEqual Employment Opportunity\r\n[Hiring Entity Name] is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFair Chance Employment\r\n[Hiring Entity Name] is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAccommodations\r\nWe are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.