Unit Description:
Your nutritional know-how can help patients in your community live happier, healthier lives.
This full-time hybrid position is 3-4 days a week REMOTE work, 1-2 days on-site!
Sodexo is seeking a full time Registered Dietitian to support the Weight Management Center at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) in Allentown, Pennsylvania. LVHN is accredited as a Level 1 facility by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons. The Registered Dietitian in this position will act as the Lifestyle Coordinator - Patient Navigator for the Weight management Center.
Benefits:
- reimbursement for AND dues, state licensure fees and CDR renewal
- three weeks of vacation, eight holidays and three personal days paid each year
- reimbursement for continuing education events
- up to $5000 tuition reimbursement annually
The successful candidate will:
- serve as a Patient Navigator for the Weight Management Center, helping to guide and educate patients on options for weight management;
- have excellent interpersonal communication skills to interact with a wide variety of individuals and groups;
- possess excellent time management and organizational skills;
- assist with program development, promotion/marketing, screenings and patient recruitment;
- have effective written and verbal communication for all hospital and departmental programs and activities; and
- assist and support departmental program evaluation and outcome measurement activities.
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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.
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, this must be a master's degree)
Credentials Requirement:
- Meets eligibility requirements for Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and will become registered within 120 days of hire. In some states and/or facilities the RD/RDN credentials is required at the time of hire
- Certification/licensure as required by state(s) of practice
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