Location: Hillcrest
Department: Liver Transplant
Payroll Title: Dietitian II
Filing Deadline: 11/19/09
Salary commensurate with experience
One part-time (50%) day shift position with benefits starting on the date of hire.

The Transplant Dietitian:

• Assumes total responsibility for the nutritional care of all pre - liver transplant patients and post liver transplantations by consultation.
• Assesses pre-transplant nutritional needs, develops and implements nutritional care plans, and reports results as appropriate.
• Provides education on nutrition for patients and family members.
• Monitors long-term progress.
• Participates in various transplant meetings and committees.
• Serves as resource person on nutritional care of the pre and post renal transplant patient (by consultation). 

The Transplant Dietitian must:

• Possess a Bachelor's degree in Foods and Nutrition/Dietetics or a related field.
• Be a CDR Registered Dietitian.
• Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing and be able to articulate complex ideas for all levels of audiences.
• Must possess the personal characteristics of professionalism, credibility, commitment to high standards, innovation, discriminating judgment and accountability.

Preferred:

• Have prior Transplant Dietitian experience in an acute care setting.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

For full consideration on any job, applications must be received prior to the initial closing date. If a job has an extended deadline, applications/resumes will be considered during the extension period; however, a job may be filled before the extended date is reached.