Nutritionist Job at Sodexo

Sodexo Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Unit Description:
Your nutritional know-how can help patients in your community live happier, healthier lives.

Sodexo
is seeking a Dietitian Nutritionist I-HC at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is a 988-bed hospital and the area’s only Level II Trauma Center. They serve 38,000 inpatients and 820,000 outpatients annually and are committed to building a healthy community through excellence in patient care and education. A part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System includes:
  • An 988-bed hospital and the area’s only Level II Trauma Center
  • A freestanding Children's Hospital
  • A 545-provider care network covering more than 40 specialties
  • Two free-standing emergency rooms—Our Lady of the Lake Livingston and Our Lady of the Lake North
  • A network of nearly 15 urgent care clinics
  • Outpatient imaging and surgery centers
  • Assumption Community Hospital
  • Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
  • Our Lady of the Lake Ascension, a 78-bed, community hospital providing emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and surgical services to Ascension Parish and surrounding areas
Reporting to the Clinical Nutrition Manager, the ideal candidate will:
  • Meet eligibility requirements for a Registered Dietitian with 0-3 years of experience
  • One year experience is preferred
  • 50% Bariatrics at Ascension and 50% at the Our Lady of the Lakes
  • Utilize the nutrition care process to assess and treat inpatients in on medical floors and intensive care units
  • Be detail oriented, dependable and flexible and work as part of the clinical team providing nutrition care and managing the nutrition care process
  • Provide education to patients, as well as staff and work alongside with physicians, nurses, and 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
  • Have excellent interpersonal communication skills to interact with a wide variety of individuals and groups
  • Strong time management and organizational skills are needed to be successful in this position
  • Utilizes electronic charting in the Nutrition Care Process format
  • Licensure required in Louisana before start date


Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for Dietitians who will:

  • Be a Registered Dietitian with acute care experience and demonstrate a great clinical knowledge base;
  • Demonstrate excellent communication, leadership and customer service skills; and/or
  • Have experience with regulatory accreditation, regulatory readiness and review, and establishing and maintaining standards of care.
  • EMR experience a plus

To learn more visit:https://ololrmc.com/

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.

Employees in Healthcare are required to be fully vaccinated as a term and condition of employment at Sodexo no later than February 28, 2022, absent a legally required exception, and are required to report their vaccination status and upload proof of vaccination via an online portal.


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Working for Sodexo:

How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and career growth opportunities.
As the largest private employer of dietitians we have tremendous job opportunities for registered dietitians who are looking to get more out of their career.
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 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 and foodservice staff to ensure the provision of safe, high quality care. 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 the Nutrition Care Process (assessment, nutrition diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation) in general clinical practice; 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. - 50%

Provides evidence-based nutrition counseling and training to meet basic clinical needs, promote disease management, educate healthcare personnel, interns and students on nutrition care strategies and support foodservice staff competency; functions within established educational frameworks using resources as provided and initiates referrals as needed to elevate care, support continuation of nutrition care plans or enhance educational processes. - 20%

Participates 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 clinical practice and foodservice operations in accordance with Sodexo standards. - 10%

Participates in performance improvement (PI) activities with minimal supervision and demonstrates a drive for continuous improvement. - 10%

Continually improves performance and demonstrates professional growth by advancing nutrition-related skills and engaging in tailored continuing education to enhance knowledge, skills and judgment obtained in formal education. - 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, 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
Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.



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