Clinical Dietitian - Bariatric - HCA Healthcare

Description

Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Clinical Dietitian today with Methodist Hospital Landmark.

Benefits

Methodist Hospital Landmark, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
  

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a Clinical Dietitian. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Dietitian - Food and Nutrition you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and evaluating all phases of nutritional care for inpatients and outpatient Bariatric patients. Maintains high standards of nutritional care and coordinates the nutritional care with all caregivers in the Bariatric setting.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Performs nutritional assessment, evaluation and planning; calculates and records meal patterns and documents as per clinic protocol.
2. Develops and maintains nutritional care plans as per insurance criteria, physician’s orders and clinic protocol.
3. Provides positive, enthusiastic and constructive support of the patients in terms of their decision to pursue bariatric surgery.
4. Defers to physicians’ orders and dietary clinic protocol when counseling patients on pre-op and post-op dietary instruction.
5. Assists with providing nutritional support/information for patients in the support group setting.
6. Develops/gathers nutritional counseling material and provides in/out patient counseling for patients as per clinic protocol and physicians orders.

Additional Job Functions:

1. Interacts and confers with the multidisciplinary clinic team members including physicians, nurses and other dieticians to assess and implement the nutritional plan of care.
2. Conducts classes to educate patients on the pre-op and post-op diet expectations per physician’s orders and clinic protocol.
3. Supports the mission and vision of the Methodist Healthcare System and demonstrates excellent customer service at all times.
4. Must learn and comply with System and facility safety policies and rules; must use appropriate safety equipment and procedures at all times; must immediately report all unsafe conditions to supervisors; must be familiar with all safety features of equipment, tools or materials encompassed by job duties; and must check with supervisors (prior to job performance) if there is a question as to the safe procedure to be used for any job function.
5. Adheres to the MHS Code of Conduct and demonstrates ethical behavior as expected by our patients, colleagues and the community. Understands the personal obligation to report any activity that appears to violate applicable laws, rules regulations or the Code of Conduct itself.
6. Completes other duties as assigned.

Job Dimensions:

1. Technical/Professional Knowledge Applies advanced-level knowledge of food preparation and presentation methods, techniques, and quality standards in addition to knowledge of appropriate regulations, standards, and guidelines as is relevant to the Bariatric clinic setting. Maintains professional credentials and continuing education as deemed necessary by hospital policy and professional standards of licensing and regulatory agencies.
2. Customer Focus Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships by maintaining a positive and supportive environment regarding the clinic and its purpose at all times.
3. Decision Making Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
4. Quality Orientation Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
5. Care Management Having the knowledge and skills to secure relevant patient care data and identify key patient issues; understanding relationships between assessment, interventions and patient responses. Skilled in documenting assessments and adjusting physical and cognitive plans of care as needed.
6. Coaching Providing timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
7. Building Customer Loyalty Effectively meeting customer needs; building productive customer relationships for customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Required Knowledge, Skill, Abilities and Other Job-Related Characteristics (KSAOs)

Minimum Education and Experience:

1. Bachelor Degree in Food and Nutrition or related field
2. Completes competencies as defined by department/unit and/or clinical specialty area

Minimum License and Certificates Required:

1. License by the State of Texas or must obtain license within 4 months of hire.
2. Registered/Registered eligible with the American Dietetic Association Reporting 

Methodist Hospital Landmark allows Methodist Healthcare to expand its surgery services into a rapidly growing area of San Antonio in the Northwest in a way that’s never been done before.

The facility will provide the most unique and personalized patient and physician healthcare experience in the region. With 54 beds,12 ORs,27 private patient rooms and eight VIP rooms with private nurse stations, Methodist Hospital | Landmark will deliver a true concierge experience. With convenience and access in mind, this hospital will offer a four-story parking garage, an on-site Starbucks, and beautiful aesthetics, creating a space that truly allows patients to heal faster.

Additionally, Methodist Surgery Center | Landmark will be opening in late 2020 as part of the campus to serve the growing outpatient surgery needs in the community. It will be part of a 72,000+ square foot Medical Office Building that will also house a South Texas Radiology Imaging Center (STRIC).

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Clinical Dietitian opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.