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Legacy HealthDietitianEqual Opportunity Employer/Vet/DisabledUS-WA-VANCOUVERJob ID:u00a026-47242Type:u00a0On-Call (10% Differential and Min Shift Availability Required)Salmon Creek Medical Ctr campusOverviewOptimal nutrition is an important part of good health and a patient's recovery. It is just one of the ways that Legacy strives to make life better for others. Theu00a0Registered Dietitianu00a0provides their clinical nutrition expertise through nutrition assessment, education, and interventions to help improve patient outcomes.u00a0If you are a dietitian who enjoys working with patients and thrives being part of an interdisciplinary care team, we invite you to consider this opportunity.u00a0Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Centeru00a0is Southwest Washington's most modern hospital, offering the latest technology in a setting designed for comfort and care for the whole family. We feature innovations in joint replacement, robotic surgery, pelvic health for women, cancer care, intensive care for newborns, neurosurgery, medical care for children and more.ResponsibilitiesThe Clinical Dietitian works closely with the interdisciplinary health care team to provide clinical nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy that are integrated and compatible with the patient's medical program goals and objectives.u00a0Primary responsibilities include:Develop and implement nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy using established standards of care and practice protocols/guidelines.Assess patients for malnutrition.Order writing privileges per CMS guidelines, state regulation, and hospital policy.Manage resources in a cost-effective manner.Participate in performance improvement efforts.M