Dietitian Specialist

1 week ago

Tacoma, Washington, United States Puyallup Tribal Health Authority Full time

**About Us**

The Puyallup Tribal Health Authority is dedicated to providing quality healthcare and promoting wellness in a culturally appropriate manner.

We offer an outstanding workplace, competitive market-based salary, and benefits packages including:

  • Monday - Friday schedule
  • Medical/Dental/Vision benefits - monthly premiums paid 100% for employees
  • 18+ annual paid holidays
  • Generous paid sick and vacation accruals
  • 401(k) with annual profit sharing
  • Life & AD&D insurance coverage
  • PTHA is an approved loan repayment site for various programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Excellent work/home life balance

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Registered Dietitian to join our team. The successful candidate will provide quality nutritional care and education to patients of all ages.

Nutrition Responsibilities:

  1. Provide individualized assessment, nutrition counseling, and nutrition care plans that are appropriate, feasible, and practical.
  2. Follow-up on all referred patients and document attempts to contact within 3 days.
  3. Provide a written response to the referring provider within 3 days.
  4. Screen all patients for tobacco use and refer to Tobacco Cessation Program at each patient encounter.
  5. Identify potential and acute needs of clients and make appropriate referrals as needed.
  6. Provide consultation and work in partnership with healthcare teams to motivate patients in their wellness journey.
  7. Assist in the development of organizational nutrition-related policies as needed.
  8. Provide scheduled nutrition education classes/workshops for diabetes and weight management, and for other nutrition topics (i.e. cooking classes).
  9. Assist in developing annual program goals, objectives, and activities.

WIC Program Responsibilities:

  1. Provide counseling and create care plans for all high-risk WIC participants, once per participant certification period, according to WIC policy, and make referral as needed.
  2. Develop the annual nutrition education plan for the WIC program, per State WIC guidelines, with consideration for the client's ethnic and cultural needs.
  3. Provide back-up to WIC Certifier and Breastfeeding Support on an as-needed basis.

Requirements:

  • Current WA State certification as a Dietitian
  • At least two (2) years' diabetes education experience
  • Experience with WIC program and services
  • Experience working with electronic health record systems
  • Must obtain BLS certification and WA State Food Worker Card within one month of hire

Salary Information: $71,011.00 - $91,416.00

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