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Come work for the world’s leading private employer of Registered Dietitians!

Sodexo is seeking a Full-Time Dietitian Nutritionist II to join their clinical nutrition team at UNC Health Johnston Clayton Facility a 50 bed facility. The Dietitian will assist the Smithfield location as needed. This new team member will be responsible for providing support to inpatient units and outpatient clinics, as assigned.

The Dietitian Nutritionist will report to the Clinical Nutrition Manager and will:

• Be a Registered Dietitian with at 0- 3 years of experience.
• Advanced certification (CNSC) preferred, but not required.

• Prior nutrition support experience is preferred
• Maintain responsibility for comprehensive nutrition assessments and reassessments,

intervention including nutrition support, education, and counseling patients and their families

per the Nutrition Care Process model.
• Provide education to patients, as well as staff, and work well with physicians, nursing, occupational and speech therapists, and other ancillary staff.
• Possess the ability to creatively problem solve, work independently with minimal supervision and make decisions while working within a self-directed and team- oriented work environment.
• Possess excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to interact with a wide variety

of individuals and groups.
• Serve as a preceptor for dietetic interns, as needed.
• Strong time management and organizational skills are required to be successful in this position.

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

  • Registered Dietitian credentials and be licensed in NC
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills;
  • Good time management skills, be a self-starter, flexible and a team player;
  • The ability to work well with physicians, nursing and ancillary staff.

To learn more visit: https://www.johnstonhealth.org/ and https://www.johnstonhealth.org/locations/profile/johnston-health-clayton/

Sodexo offers a full array of benefits including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401K and access to ongoing training and development programs, tuition reimbursement, plus health and wellness programs.

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What We Offer

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.


Position Summary

Provides general to specialized nutrition care for patients, residents, and the community in the delivery of our contractual agreement with the client. Functions as a nutrition resource to assigned patient care areas, developing peers, and foodservice staff to ensure the provision of safe, high quality care. May function as a Lead providing supervision to clinical nutrition and/or patient foodservice staff. Maintains professional and business practices to assure regulatory compliance and to uphold company mission, values, and commitments made in the Sodexo client contractual agreement. Contributes to financial and clinical outcomes through implementation of services.

Executes and directs the Nutrition Care Process (assessment, nutrition diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation) for complex practice as a specialist or in an expanded clinical role; is accountable for the provision of safe and reliable care and services and completion of documentation in accordance with individual and statutory scope, regulatory standards and facility policies, protocols and practice guidelines, including clinical privileges.- 40%

Provides evidence-based nutrition counseling and training to meet basic and specialized clinical needs, promote disease management, educate healthcare personnel, interns and students on nutrition care strategies and support foodservice staff competency; offers input into development and enhancement of learning activities and educational resources and initiates referrals as needed to elevate care, support continuation of nutrition care plans or elevate educational processes. - 20%

Continually improves and expands performance and demonstrates professional growth by advancing nutrition-related skills and engaging in tailored professional education to develop a deeper understanding of concepts and principles associated with one or more areas of specialty practice. - 20%

Conducts ongoing critical evaluation of the clinical nutrition practice/service line programs using multiple sources of data to support the organization’s strategic outcomes; promotes continuous improvement by actively contributing to the progression of nutrition and medical science, including research. - 20%

Continually enhances performance and demonstrates professional growth by advancing nutrition-related knowledge and skills; demonstrates growth in expertise and leadership through design and coordination of interprofessional engagement and continuing education activities.- 10%

Actively engages in interdisciplinary activities to promote the nutrition care plan and serve as a resource on nutrition-related issues; collaborates and communicates with clinical and culinary departments in the development, implementation and promotion of operating standards, tools, resources and programs for general and specialized clinical practice and foodservice operations in accordance with Sodexo standards; participates in the development of interdisciplinary policies and protocols. - 10%

Participates independently or with minimal guidance in performance improvement (PI) activities and demonstrates readiness to offer outcomes-based solutions to promote continuous improvement. - 10%


Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor's degree with completion of required coursework and supervised practice as dictated by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) (Note: For those seeking registration after 2023, a master’s degree will be required)

Basic Functional Experience - 3 years experienced practitioner able to work with minimal supervision

Credentials Requirement:

  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
  • Certification/licensure as required by state(s) of practice
  • Specialty credential in area(s) of focused practice, as applicable, or advanced practice certification (RD-AP/RDN-AP)

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

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