Dietitian / Nutritionist (61818)

Job Details Job Location: SAN ANTONIO - Leon Valley - San Antonio, TX 78238 Position Type: Full Time Travel Percentage: None Job Shift: Day Job Category: Mental Health

"Sanitas is a global healthcare organization expanding across United States. Our services include primary care, urgent care, nutrition, lab, diagnostic, health care education and resources for our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families creating a memorable experience through compassion, respect, and kindness."

Job Summary

The Nutritionist II provides advanced nutrition care and counseling to intermediate-risk patients with cardiometabolic conditions, focusing on individualized dietary interventions to improve health outcomes and reduce risk factors. This role conducts comprehensive assessments, develops evidence-based nutrition plans, monitors progress, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated care.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Conduct thorough nutritional assessments, considering medical history, dietary habits, and lifestyle, to create individualized nutrition plans for the intermediate risk population, mainly dealing with cardiometabolic conditions. 
• Perform physical evaluations to identify signs of malnutrition, including muscle wasting, edema, and possible skin changes like pressure injuries.
• Conduct follow-up sessions with patients to assess progress, answer questions, and provide ongoing support in their dietary journey. 
• Collaborate effectively with other healthcare professionals, such as physicians, nurses, and coaches, to ensure coordinated patient care. 
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records, including assessments, progress notes, and care plans, in accordance with regulatory standards. 
• Stay up to date with the latest research and trends in clinical nutrition to provide evidence-based information to patients and contribute to content development. Regularly review scientific literature, journals, and reputable sources for emerging nutrition research and guidelines, to enhance knowledge and expertise in clinical nutrition and related fields.
• Assume a leadership position relative to newer dietitians, contingent upon the department's requirements at the time of recruitment.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Nutrition Manager, contributing to departmental projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited program through ACEND.
• Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Required Experience

• 0-2 years of experience as a registered dietitian.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed in the state of employment as Dietitian/Nutritionist, if applicable; or willing to obtain license upon hire.
• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic knowledge of clinical nutrition principles and dietary management of common chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.
• Knowledge of effective strategies for teaching and educating patients about general nutrition and dietary modifications.
• Awareness of cultural and ethnic factors that may influence dietary choices and the ability to provide culturally sensitive nutrition advice.
• Awareness of various health conditions and their dietary implications, especially in an outpatient setting.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to create engaging educational materials and deliver presentations or classes to groups of patients.
• Effective time management skills to balance teaching classes, conducting one on one sessions, and developing educational content.
• Strong organizational skills to manage a varied caseload and maintain accurate documentation.
• Strong customer service skills to provide patients with positive and supportive experience.
• Willingness and enthusiasm for continuous learning and professional development in the field of clinical nutrition.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree preferred.

Financial Responsibilities

This position does not currently have financial responsibilities.

Budget Responsibilities

This position does not currently have budget responsibilities.

Languages

Bilingual English and Spanish is required.

Travel

Required - Accepts working flexible schedules and locations if necessary.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

Inside: The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Physical/Environmental Activities

Please confirm for the following questions if these working conditions are encountered Occasionally (1-33% of time on the job), Frequently (34-66% of time on the job), Constantly % of time on the job), or Not Applicable N/A

• Must be able to travel to multiple locations for work (i.e. travel to attend meetings, events, conferences). Occasionally (1-33% of time on the job
• May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions of cold, heat, wet, and humidity. Not Required N/A
• May be exposed to outdoor or warehouse conditions of loud noises, vibration, fumes, dust, odors, and mists. Not Required N/A
• Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, or other equipment. Not Required N/A
• Subject to exposure to hazardous material. Not Required N/A

We are an Equal Opportunity/Protected Veteran/Disabled Employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture for our employees and communities.

1. This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of the company. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.

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