Clinical Dietitian

Overview:

Overview

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Job Overview

Assesses the nutritional needs of patients; provide quality nutritional care and monitor response to nutrition therapy as appropriate to the age of the population served (i.e. child, adolescent, adult and geriatric).

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Nutritional Science or closely related field

Up to 1 yr of post degree course work and/or internship with no previous external experience required. 3-6 months of on the job training/orientation required

RD/RDN (Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist) registration required at time of hire

Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs

Work requires the ability to counsel and educate patients and their families, assign and follow up on the work of other employees, and perform other duties requiring a comparable level of communication skill

Permanent