Registered Dietitian I

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Job Details


Requisition #: 671657
Location: Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center,
Columbia,
MD 21044

Category: Dietitian
Schedule: Rotating Shift
Employment Type: Full Time

You were meant for Hopkins. Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit, community health care provider, governed by a community-based board of trustees. As a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is a 266-bed acute care facility that has been serving the community for nearly 40 years. We can offer the most advanced, innovative technology with the collaboration and teamwork typically found in a community hospital. Our exceptional employee development programs offer unlimited career growth potential.

What Awaits You?

• $10,000 Sign on BONUS
• Career growth and development
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Paid Time Off
• Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

The Registered Dietitian I provides evidence-based patient care directly and indirectly in the roles of nutrition

educator and consultant. Practices within Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Standards of Professional Practice

and Performance in the application of the nutrition care process (NCP).

Hours :

Rotating Shift (weekends included)

Location :

Howard County General Hospital

5755 Cedar Lane

Columbia MD

Essential Functions:

• Practice as a competent clinical nutrition practitioner in the application of the NCP and theory.
• Utilizes the NCP to provide nutrition care, nutrition assessments and implements nutrition plans of care
• based on evidence-based practice and patient's goals of care
• Demonstrate credibility as a competent clinical nutrition practitioner within the interprofessional team and
• organization.
• Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to promote patient/client wellness, health maintenance,
• and/or intervene in acute or chronic illness.
• Provides nutrition-related education tailored to the patients age, language, and understanding and
• documents plan in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics'
• standardized NCP language.
• Supports the needs of the department/facility/organization to facilitate essential operations as needed or
• directed by leadership.
• Uses resources and shares nutrition information with various audiences, which may include presentations,
• publications, media, social media, and community outreach opportunities.
• Completes other responsibilities as requested and/or assigned by the Clinical Nutrition Manager

Qualifications:

• Individuals earning the RDN credentialed after 1/2024 must hold a Master's Degree. Bachelor's Degree acceptable if RDN credentialing was obtained prior to 1/2024
• Must be credentialed as a Registered Dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and licensed
• as a Dietitian-Nutritionist (LDN) per respective state's licensing statutes and regulation.
• Work requires knowledge of food science, biochemistry, physiology, management science, behavioral science,
• and social science as applied to human nutrition, human metabolism, influence of nutrition on specific
• diseases and conditions, and basic knowledge of clinical research tools.
• Work requires substantial interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all
• members of the interdisciplinary team to enhance collaboration and problem-solving; to interact with
• patients, families, providers and other health care professionals; and to provide empathy in difficult
• interpersonal situations. Work requires the ability to educate patients. Work requires communication skills
• necessary to interpret age-specific responses to assessment, treatment, and interaction with others.
• Work requires the analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in
• performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to: assess patient conditions,
• plan suitable diets and evaluate response and solve problems.

Work Experience:

• Less than two (2) years' experience

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Our competitive Benefit Package is designed to support the well-being and financial security of our employees and includes:

• Full medical, dental, and vision plans,
• Retirement plans,
• Paid time off (PTO),
• Tuition reimbursement for you and your dependents,
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Important Notices:

***Authorization to Work in the United States:Applicants who require sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered for this position.

Salary Range: Minimum 32.40/hour - Maximum 53.48/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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