Dietitian Manager - Skilled Nursing - Full Time

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Compensation:

Salary Range: $31.00 - $49.50

Union Position:

No

Department Details

Come join one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services since 1922.Good Samaritan- Ambassador (New Hope, MN) is a five star 77-bed facility specializing in Long Term and Post-Acute care.What’s in it for you:

• Generous night and weekend shift differentials
• Advancement opportunities
• Various education assistance programs
• Continuing education
• Direct access to your earnings daily
• Robust benefits package (benefits vary based on full-time or part-time status)Shift Details
• Monday- Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm*Must hold active dietitian license with state of MN prior to a start date.

  Summary

  Plans, directs and coordinates functions and activities of nutrition services. Provides leadership, regulatory guidance and acts as a resource through consultation with associates and community agencies.

  Job Description

  Assist with interviewing, hiring, counseling, disciplining, and performance management. Will coordinate education and training of subordinates and applicable staff. Will be expected to manage clinical performance improvement programs and assist with all projects and documentation required to meet organizational regulatory agencies and their guidelines. In clinical role, may work with all ages of clients. Coordinate, plan, and participate in community activities regarding medical nutrition therapy according to quality standards.

• Optimization of nutritional status by providing medical nutrition therapy to clients/patients/residents with nutrition risk. This includes determination of nutritional status through nutritional assessment, individualized care plans, provider order recommendations and implementation of nutrition therapy (including verbal orders, diet modification, nutrition support, oral nutrition supplements), education and counseling for disease and nutrition risk management, and evaluation of outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions. Additionally, includes: optimization of self-management education and skills in the care of clients/patients/residents with chronic conditions. Awareness and consciousness of individual's insurance coverage and reimbursement circumstances, and participate in clinical performance improvement activities, including research that tests new treatments or procedures for clinical evidence of outcomes. Ability to recognize, evaluates, and provide for nutritional needs based on cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs. Ability to assess and apply client/patient/resident care protocols relating to all ages as required. Must demonstrate and maintain clinical nutrition expertise. Will provide direct oversight for the food and nutrition department, including the CDM, cooks, and dietary aides.

  Qualifications

  Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in dietetics or food and nutrition through an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited program. Must have minimum of five years of dietetic experience. Successfully completed post graduate internship. Two years of leadership experience preferred.Currently holds Registered Dietitian (RD) license within the applicable state(s) and registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Additional advanced certification(s) preferred but not required.

  Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. 

  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.