Senior Dietitian - Grand Forks - Orthopedics
Company: Sanford Health
Location: Grand Forks
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Careers With Purpose Sanford Health is one of the largest and
fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States.
We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities
to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are
dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad
footprint. Facility: Grand Forks Orthopedics Location: Grand Forks,
ND Address: 3035 Demers Ave, Grand Forks, ND 58201, USA Shift: 8
Hours - Day Shifts Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours: 32.00
Salary Range: $29.00 - $44.00 Job Summary Plans, develops, and
provides diet interventions, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition
care and preventive counseling to individuals and groups in all
areas of primary and specialty patient/resident care, acute care,
skilled nursing, out-patient, and/or community settings. Evaluates
treatments or procedures for effectiveness using an evidence-based
approach. Works on nutrition care protocols for the assigned area
and acts as leader for the health care team in the implementation
of the nutrition therapies. Identifies nutritional intervention
methods within own specialty. Educates on diet according to disease
state, medical condition and health risk. Incorporates new trends
and techniques as necessary to design care plan and update
standards of care policy manuals and educational material. Assists
in tailoring clinical education and associated materials for use
with clients/patients/residents, families and caregivers. Performs
quality control and maintains a high standard in relation to
infection control mechanisms for safety. Optimizes nutritional
status by providing medical nutrition therapy to
clients/patients/residents with nutrition risk. This includes
determination of nutritional status through nutritional assessment,
individualized care plans, provider order recommendations and
implementation of nutrition therapy (including verbal orders/order
writing, diet modification, nutrition support, oral nutrition
supplements, vitamin/mineral supplements, etc.), education and
counseling for disease and nutrition risk management, and
evaluation of outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
Additionally includes: optimization of self-management education
and skills in the care of clients/patients/residents with chronic
conditions. Provides nutrition therapy and monitors nutritional
care of clients/patients/residents of all ages including neonatal,
pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric. Ability to recognize,
evaluate, and provide for nutritional needs based on cultural,
ethnic, and religious beliefs. This includes the responsibility to
develop, coordinate and conduct educational activities for
individuals with illnesses/diseases associated with nutrition, and
to their families. Provides leadership, guidance and acts as a
resource to peers. Serves as a resource to other disciplines and
community agencies as appropriate. Coordinate, plan, and
participate in community activities regarding medical nutrition
therapy according to quality standards. Aware and conscious of
individual's insurance coverage and reimbursement circumstances,
and participates in clinical performance improvement activities,
including research that tests new treatments or procedures for
clinical evidence of outcomes. Qualifications Minimum of a
bachelor’s degree in dietetics or food and nutrition through an
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
(ACEND) accredited program. For graduates after January 1, 2024, a
master's degree designation will be required by ACEND. Clinical
nutrition experience through an approved coordinated undergraduate
program or successful completion of post graduate internship
required. Five (5) years experience as a clinical dietitian
required. Currently holds Registered Dietitian (RD) license within
the applicable state(s). Registered by the Commission on Dietetic
Registration (CDR) required. Possesses and maintains advanced
certification from recognized entity such as: the Commission on
Dietetic Registration (CDR), the American Society for Parenteral
and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), the national Certification Board for
Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE). Certification should support
primary area of practice and be supported by leadership. Benefits
Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying
full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a
variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance,
vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan,
work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to
maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about
Total Rewards, visit . Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer
M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and
would like to request an accommodation for help with your online
application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to
talent@sanfordhealth.org . Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace
Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and
pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0224834 Job Function: Allied Health Featured: No
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