Registered Dietitian

About the job

Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman is hiring a full-time Registered Dietitian. The dietitian assesses nutrition needs and plans and carries out nutrition care for both hospital inpatients and outpatients.

The hospital's nutrition team focuses on evidence-based nutrition therapy and on setting long-term goals with clients.

What you'll do

• Assess inpatients' nutrition needs by reviewing medical history, medications and lab values and gathering diet and social history from patients and families
• Write, share and update nutrition care plans with the care team and keep them current in the EMR
• Monitor weight, labs and intake from food, tube feeding or parenteral nutrition, and recommend supplements or tube feeding changes
• Join interdisciplinary rounds with nurses, physicians, therapists and case management
• Teach patients, families and caregivers about nutrition and update teaching materials
• Counsel outpatients one on one about diabetes, weight, heart disease, GI disorders and acute nutrition concerns
• Build patient-centered care plans through shared decision-making, documenting with the ADIME process
• Track measures such as A1C, blood pressure and serum lipids and adjust plans
• Connect patients with community food programs, SNAP or WIC, food pantries and wellness programs
• Lead group classes and take part in community outreach

What you need

• A bachelor's degree (if you graduated before 2024) or a master's degree (2024 or later) with dietetic coursework from an ACEND-approved program, or equivalent from outside the United States
• Registration as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• Certified Dietitian with the Washington State Department of Health within 60 days of hire
• A Washington State Food Handlers permit, which you must get within 30 days of hire
• Keep up continuing education for CDR registration and Washington certification
• Strong written and verbal communication and good time management

Preferred

• A master's degree in Dietetics, Human Nutrition, or Food and Nutrition, or equivalent
• Two years of inpatient or outpatient clinical experience
• One year of outpatient experience
• An Idaho dietitian license from the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses

Schedule

• Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental coverage, a health savings account and paid leave
• Life insurance and long-term disability paid by the employer
• Retirement with employer matching contributions
• Voluntary life, critical illness, accident and short-term disability insurance
• A services discount and EAP resources