What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietitian / Nutritionist position at Sanitas?
Job Details
Job Location
Broward - Plantation - Plantation, FL
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Job Category
Mental Health
Description
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 ourpatients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of ourpatients and their families creating a memorableexperiencethrough compassion, respect,and kindness."
Job Summary
The Nutritionist is a vital member of our outpatient healthcare team, responsible for assessing, counseling, and educating patients with various chronic conditions, with a primary focus on cardiometabolic, respiratory and digestive disorders. The purpose of this position is to provide personalized nutrition recommendations, empower patients to make informed dietary choices, and support them in managing their conditions to achieve improved health outcomes.
Essential Job Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Provides medical nutrition therapy including nutrition assessment, diet modification, nutrition education, and intervention for the patient population
- Evaluate potential food / drug interactions, and / or medication and nutrient deficiencies. Provide nutrition education / counseling as appropriate.
- Follow all guidelines as outlined within the Nutrition Policies & Procedures Manual.
- Keep current with nutritional practices and theories.
- Actively participate in bi-weekly team meetings.
- Comply with all regulatory standards to include federal, state, and accrediting agencies while adhering to facility confidentiality, HIPAA regulations, and patient rights policies
- Educate other healthcare professionals about food and nutrition as applicable.
- Participate in health promotion events in the medical facility and other community settings.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal / external customer issues / requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient / family / customer experience.
Qualifications
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Required Education
Required Experience
Required Licenses and Certifications
license upon hire.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
and ethical conduct.
Preferred Qualifications
Financial Responsibilities
None of the above - This position does not currently handle physical money or negotiate contracts
N / A
Budget Responsibilities
This position does not currently have Budget Responsibility
N / A
Languages
English
Advanced
Spanish
Preferred
Creole
Preferred
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 indicate with an X the frequency for the activities that apply to the essential functions of the job based on the chart below. Please select Not Required for physical demands that aren't essential to job performance.
Working Condition
Not Required
Occasionally
1-33%)
Frequently
34-66%)
Constantly
67-100%)
Must be able to travel to multiple locations for work (i.e.
travel to attend meetings, events, conferences).
May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions of cold,
heat, wet, and humidity.
May be exposed to outdoor or warehouse conditions of loud
noises, vibration, fumes, dust, odors, and mists.
Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, or other equipment.
Subject to exposure to hazardous material.
We are an Equal Opportunity / Protected Veteran / Disabled Employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture for our employees and communities.
