Dietitian Nutritionist

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

Sodexo is seeking a part-time (16 hours a week, Mondays and Fridays) Outpatient Registered Dietitian for Lehigh Valley Health Network located in Allentown and Easton, PA. In this position, the Dietitian will provide Medical Nutrition Therapy to patients with Gestational Diabetes. Previous experience with Diabetes Education or Gestational Diabetes, preferred.

Benefits:

• health and wellness benefits
• reimbursement for AND dues, state licensure fees and CDR renewal
• generous paid time off
• reimbursement for continuing education events
• career advancement opportunities with Sodexo’s Clinical Career Ladder

The successful candidate will:

• provide MNT for patients with Gestational Diabetes;

• Assist with program development, promotion/marketing, and screenings;
• educate healthcare team members, including physicians and nurses; and
• have the ability to creatively problem solve, work independently with minimal supervision and use good judgement to make decisions and work within a self-directed team-oriented work environment.
  
  

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

• Registered Dietitian credentials and be licensed in PA;
• CDCES or desire to obtain the credential;
• strong verbal and written communication skills;
• good time management skills be a self-starter and a team player; and
• the ability to work well with physicians, nursing and ancillary staff.
  
  

Learn more about Lehigh Valley Health Network

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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.

Basic Education Requirement:

Master's degree with completion of required coursework and supervised practice as dictated by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)

For those eligible for the registration exam prior to 1/1/24:

Bachelor's degree with completion of required coursework and supervised practice as dictated by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)

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. In some states and/or facilities state certification/licensure is required at the time of hire

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

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