Clinical Dietitian

Overview:

Overview

St. Josephs Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organizations 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 nations 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).

• 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