Clinical Dietitian II Cardiopulmonary Rehab Full-Time

Valley Views Cardiopulmonary Rehab Department is seeking a full-time Clinical Dietitian. This position is responsible for providing nutrition services including nutrition assessment education counseling and self-management training for inpatients outpatients individuals and groups. The Clinical Dietitian II also assists as needed with general Cardiopulmonary Rehab counseling education operations and marketing duties.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Educates and counsels on health-related topics such as diet/nutrition exercise stress and chronic disease management.
• Assesses the nutritional status of patients using parameters such as anthropometric measurements visual/physical assessment and interpretation of lab values with documentation in the medical record and/or patient forms.
• Develops and revises a nutrition and/or chronic disease care plan based on information from the patient medical record family and health care team members.
• Assesses and creates care plans for chronic disease management including patients with diabetes and obesity including but not limited to inpatient diabetes and cardiac interventions diabetes self-management education and support classes and individual assessment medical nutrition therapy etc.
• Assists in maintaining programming accreditation ex: Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSME/S) and Diabetes Prevention Program including required trainings and education requirements.
• Participates and assists in planning of community relations events health fairs and presentations.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all program-related core competencies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Certification or Licensure:

• Registered Dietitian required.

Education:

• Bachelors degree required.
• Advanced practice and/or education certification from a nationally accredited body in chronic disease management such as Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) credential American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Diabetes Educator Level 2 Certificate or Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Recognized Board Certified Specialist.

Experience:

• At least 1 year as a clinical dietitian preferred.

Skills:

• Good computer skills; excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

SALARY:

• Entry salary dependent upon education skill set and experience.
• Salary range: $26.86-$39.50/hour

BENEFITS

• Medical Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
• Employer paid basic life coverage with buy-up coverage options
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for health care and dependent care.
• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO) paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI) Paid Sick/Bereavement Leave under Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) leaves of absence.
• Tuition Assistance Available
• Retirement Plan 401(a)
• Retirement Plan 403(b) plans with employer matching contributions.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discount on Valley View Medical Services
• Employee voluntary benefits such as Discounted RFTA bus passes discounted gym memberships Corporate Ski passes free car seat for new Valley View babies born or adopted by Valley View employee(s)
• Free Use of Sunlight and Aspen SkiCo day passes based on availability.

Beckers Hospital Review Recognizes Valley View as a Great Community Hospital in 2019

Valley View Hospital has been included in the 2019 list of great community hospitals Beckers Hospital Review. Hospitals on the list are defined as a facilities with no more than 550 beds and recognized for their clinical quality operational excellence and economic influence on the surrounding areas. Inclusion is also based on excellent outside rankings and ratings including IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals Leapfrog Group grades CMS stars and more.

As a 78-bed hospital that has maintained its independent nonprofit status since 1955 Valley View was eligible for consideration on the list and ultimately selected by Beckers Hospital Review for its Performance Excellence recognition by J.D. Power & Associates and its Top 100 Top Hospitals recognition by IBM Watson Health.

At Valley View our mission is to provide convenient connected care to the communities of Western Colorado with scope technology and expertise that are rarely found in regional hospitals.

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