Dietitian Part Time - Hospital Healthcare

Shift: Day

Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

Sign‑on Bonus: $5,000 for 12 months (eligibility criteria provided by recruiter)

Facility & Department Acute Care Hospital, rated “Best Regional Hospital” (2025‑2026) by U.News & World Report; #Clinical Nutrition Department consists of a collaborative team of registered dietitians and a dietetic technician; includes 2 Senior RDs who received reimbursement for their CNSC (Certified Nutrition Support Clinician) exam; facility reimburses CDR credential verification.

Schedule & Commitment Part‑time: 20 hrs/week (8am‑4:30pm). 2‑week rotating schedule – 2 days one week, 3 days the next – total 20 hours (0.5FTE). Weekend and holiday rotation included. Requires 12‑month commitment for sign‑on bonus.

Position Summary This position manages a complex caseload of patients by providing comprehensive nutritional assessments and nutrition‑focused physical exams, developing and managing all aspects of appropriate nutrition care plans, monitoring outcomes, and providing patient and family nutrition counseling and education. Develops Nutrition Standards of Practice and education material in collaboration with peers. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary health‑care team, contributes to patient care policies, programs, quality‑improvement activities, and provides in‑service education in areas of expertise.

CORE FUNCTIONS Provides comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients’ nutritional needs, including nutrition‑focused physical exams as appropriate. Obtains timely and appropriate data and analyzes/interprets data based on evidence‑based standards and established practice guidance.

Demonstrates and maintains competency in enteral and parenteral clinical practice protocols and oral nutrition management standard of practice as shown by successful completion of initial competency exams and ongoing evaluation.

Initiates and manages the nutrition care, writing orders if applicable per state regulations, for all assigned patients, including those receiving nutrition support (parenteral and enteral) per protocols.

Evaluates effectiveness of the care plan and communicates effectively to other members of the health‑care team to provide optimal nutrition outcomes. Provides pertinent information in the medical records, patient plans of care, and clinical pathways while meeting regulatory requirements (Joint Commission, CMS, state and local agencies).

Provides nutrition education to patients, families, staff, and other health‑care team professionals through the development of effective teaching materials and in‑service programs; Provides leadership in area of coverage, monitors proper patient care procedures, and acts as liaison with nursing areas. May participate in process‑improvement teams and serves as mentor to new staff and interns where assigned.

Participates in continuous quality improvement activities in clinical areas to ensure optimal nutrition care outcomes are achieved. May manage assigned staff: recruit, select, train, evaluate, and manage performance (in some roles).

Interacts with patients, families, health‑care providers, and nutrition and dietary staff to support high‑quality nutrition assessment, care planning, delivery, and measurement of outcomes. Provides guidance to nutrition services staff in the development of nutrition plans and may provide community education.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Must possess knowledge of nutrition and dietetics demonstrated through completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or equivalent coursework.

Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD) eligible based on academic and professional requirements as defined by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Must hold current RD credentials within 6 months of hire and maintain ongoing registration verification annually.

EEO Statement EEO/Disabled/Veterans. Banner Health supports a drug‑free work environment.

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