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FTE: 1.0, Shift: 8am-5pm, Schedule: Mon-Fri
Position Summary
The Medical Weight Loss Specialty Dietitian is a Registered Dietitian responsible for providing comprehensive nutrition assessments followed by complex nutrition prescriptions after reaching nutrition diagnosis, monitoring, evaluating and reassessing the progress of patients in the medical weight loss & wellness program. A great amount of passion and resourcefulness is required to thrive in this position. This is a professional level position and works as a team member of a multidisciplinary team. Registered dietitians meet frequently with patients and review labs and make dietary and other lifestyle recommendations where necessary, provide guidance on dietary supplements, recognize nutrient drug interactions and communicate/coordinate with bariatricians or referring physicians on follow-up care.
Requirements
Bachelorâs Degree in food & nutrition, dietetics, or related field, Master preferred (MS, MA)
Completion of an ACEND accredited dietetic program and internship
Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registry (CDR) in good standing
Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI) or obtain an NPI prior to employment start date
Registered Dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Current member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or American Association of Nutrition
Certified Dietitian in the state of Washington
Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management (CSOWM) preferred, or must obtain within 2-3 years of hire
Minimum one (1) year or more of in patient or outpatient clinical nutrition experience providing medical nutrition therapy using the Nutrition Care Process preferred
Prior experience with adult obesity preferred
Our Values
As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.
Why MultiCare?
Mission-driven: Partnering for healing and a healthy future
Market Leadership: Washington's largest community-based, locally governed health system
Technology: "Most Wired" healthcare system 10 years in a row
Employee-centric: Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" in 2021
Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountain, and forest at every turn
Pay and Benefit Expectations
MultiCare provides a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, MultiCare shares a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The starting pay for this position is $65,707.00 and the pay scale is $65,707.00 - $94,578.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicantâs years of experience align.
Associated benefit information can be viewed here.
Position Type: Full time - Regular Primary Shift: Day Work Schedule: Day
MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho.
MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization.
Eleven hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washingt...on — Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital.
Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.
MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.