Position:  Dietitian / Nutritionist
Job Details

Job Location
Largo - DCMG - Largo, FL

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage
None

Job Shift
Day

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 our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families creating a memorable experience through 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

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited program through ACEND.
• Minimum 2 years' experience working as a Registered Dietitian, ideally in the field of diabetes and/or metabolic disorders.
• Licensed in the state of employment as Dietitian/Nutritionist, if applicable; or willing to obtain
• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Required Experience Required Licenses and Certifications license upon hire. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Consistently report for duty on time.
• Acts in a respectful manner and supports the team by demonstrating a commitment to professional

and ethical conduct.

• Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently and accepts constructive feedback.
• Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.
• Accepts working flexible schedules and locations if necessary.
• Empathy, sensitivity, and cultural competence in dealing with diverse patient populations.
• Proven ability to thrive in a high-stress and fast paced environment and remain flexible when unexpected situations arise.
• Strong organizational skills to manage a varied caseload and maintain accurate documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree preferred.

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…