Job Description:

Posting Specifics

• Entry Rate: Based on experience + $2,500 Sign-On Bonus
• Benefits Eligible: Yes (Health, Vision, & Dental Insurance, 401(K), education assistance, + many more)
• Shift Details: Full-time, 36 hours/week. Monday - Friday. No weekends or holidays. Shift hours depend on daily clinic schedule.
• Department: Clinical Nutrition Outpatient Clinic at Primary Children's Hospital. This role will work with medically complex and GI patients with nutrition needs as well as provide nutritional consultation in other Primary Children's Clinics.

Perks of Working for Intermountain

• Discounted transit / commuter pass
• Meal discounts
• 24/7 on-site, state-of-the art fitness centers at many facilities (about $5 per month) including group fitness classes at select facilities
• Health and Wellness Programs including a Live Well Incentive Program
• 401(k) 2% for all caregivers with additional matching up to 4%
• Over 302,000 discount offers across 10,000 cities on everything from pizza, the zoo, movie tickets, car rentals, and hotels
• Education Assistance (must be benefits eligible)
• Tuition Loan Assistance for full-time caregivers (available for select positions), up to $3,000 per calendar year
• Education and Development Opportunities
• Employee Appreciation Events (including a yearly gift)
• Many facilities have full-service cafés, gift shops, and ATMs onsite
• CNA Scholarships and Tuition Assistance available for select certification (must be benefits eligible + employed by Intermountain Healthcare for 90 days) call 800-283-4550 (Option 2) or visit https://www.gwcu.org/CNAScholarship
• Cell Phone Discounts (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile)
• Discounted Lagoon Amusement Park Tickets

Perks of Living in Salt Lake Valley

• Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons (incredible hiking, biking, skiing, snowboarding, climbing, camping)
• Corner Canyon, Ferguson Canyon, Emigration Canyon, City Creek Canyon
• Great shopping – City Creek Mall, The Gateway, Holladay shopping area, Fashion Place Mall, Southtowne, Jordan Landings
• Sporting Events – Utah Jazz, Salt Lake Bees, Utah Grizzlies, University of Utah
• Many great Universities – University of Utah, Westminster University, Ensign College, Salt Lake Community College
• Seven different ski resorts nearby
• Many family friendly activities: Hogle Zoo, This is the Place Monument and Park, Clark Planetarium, Tracy Aviary, Wheeler Historic Farm, Aquarium, Lagoon Amusement Park (North Salt Lake), Cowabunga Bay Water Park, Boondocks Family Fun Center
• Broadway at the Eccles, Hale Center Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Off Broadway Theatre, Kingsbury Hall, Pioneer Theater, Utah Children’s Theater, Ballet West, Salt Lake Acting Company, Repertory Dance Theatre, Abravanel Hall (Utah Symphony)
• Downtown Farmers Markets and Art Festival, Cultural celebrations
• Memory Grove Park, SLC Public Library, Temple Square, Cathedral of the Madeleine
• Great restaurants, bars, and entertainment in downtown Salt Lake
• Red Butte Gardens
• International Peace Gardens at Jordan Park, and Jordan River Parkway
• Millcreek Canyon (dogs allowed, children’s summer camps)
• Saltair (concerts) and Great Salt Lake, Bonneville Salt Flats
• Skydive Utah (Tooele area)
• Utah Motorsports Campus (Tooele area)

Job Essentials

1. Completes and documents specialized nutrition assessment.
2. Completes and documents nutrition diagnosis in the specialty area.
3. Identifies and implements appropriate nutrition interventions including quality nutrition education based on customer needs, expectations, and culture.
4. Monitors and evaluates individual patient nutrition outcomes related to nutrition diagnosis, goals, and interventions in the specialty area.
5. Communicates nutrition expertise with all appropriate healthcare providers.
6. Uses resources effectively and efficiently in practice.
7. Mentors staff and students.
8. Participates in department continuous quality improvement projects, strategic plans, and initiatives.
9. Works with a moderate degree of professional autonomy and independent practice using diagnostic reasoning skills.
10. Applies research to improve patient outcomes.

Note: If employee is hired without being a Certified Dietitian (or Licensed Dietitian if working in Idaho), they must become certified or licensed within two months of hire to remain in the job.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in dietetics, nutrition, or nutrition related field. Education must be obtained through an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Food handler's permit (as required by facility).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers (as required by facility).
• 2,000 hours of experience and credentialed specialty certification such as CSG, CSO, CSSD, CNSC, CSP, CSR, CDE, CSOWM. (Note that 'Certificates of Training' do not meet this requirement)OR 4,000 hours of work experience in specialty area,
• Successful completion of an approved Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) program.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency.
• Certified Dietitian (State of Utah) or Licensed Dietitian (State of Idaho) obtained within two months of hire (see note above).
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in dietetics, nutrition, or specialty area. Education must be obtained through an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Pediatric GI or medically complex pediatric experience
• CSP or CNSC certification

Physical Requirements:

• Interact with patients and co-workers requiring the employee to verbally communicate information, as well as understand spoken information.
• See and read labels, monitors, and documents.
• Operate computers and other equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
• Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.

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The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.