Clinical Dietitian - Berkeley Hospital
Roper St. Francis
Thank you for considering a career at Roper St. Francis Healthcare!
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Work Shift:
Days (United States of America)Location: Cardiac Rehabilitation - Berkeley Hospital - Summerville, SC
Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm
This position will have a July 2025 start date.
Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital: Expanding to Serve More
Our community is growing and so are we! Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital is doubling its bed capacity as part of a major expansion, set for completion in early 2026.
This growth will bring expanded services to emergency, cardiology, orthopedics, obstetrics, neurology, inpatient dialysis and additional specialties in our Medical Office Building.
We are proud to be a trusted place of hope, healing and support for our neighbors, families and friends. Ready to make a difference? Let’s build something together.
Job Summary:
To provide high quality healthcare through the provision of medical nutrition therapy in a variety of settings to meet the needs of patients, their families and other healthcare professionals.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Completion of an ADA approved Dietetic Internship Program.
Experience: None
Licensure/Certification: Must be credentialed as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), recent graduates will be considered but must be Registered and Licensed.
Primary Source Verification: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/ , http://www.cdrnet.org/, and https://www.ncbde.org/verifycde/ for positions in WIC.
Knowledge/Skills: Assess patients’ nutritional needs and develop and implement plans and goals for nutritional care. Ability to evaluate and assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of nutritional therapy. Ability to provide education and/or consultation of patients, family and other healthcare professionals. Ability to communicate with the healthcare team information that impacts patient care. Conducts diabetes self-management education according to best practices in both individual and group setting. Coordinates care, collects diabetes data, and serves as a diabetes resource to healthcare team.
Must be able to follow oral and written instructions and procedures and to communicate clearly.
Other: Responsible for professional growth and development, functions as a clinical resource for the interdisciplinary care team, utilizes evidence based practice to guide the provision of care. Responsible for mentoring/precepting dietetic interns as assigned. Participates in health fairs and other community activities that promote health, wellness, and CareAlliance Health Services. Serves as a resource for compliance with modified diets through direct and indirect interaction with the diet office.
Contacts: Patients, families and/or significant others, hospital and medical staff, employees and visitors.
Work Demands/Environment:
Frequent standing, walking, sitting. Intermittent stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling. Intermittent lifting, moving or carrying up to 25 lbs. Frequent pushing or pulling up to 25 lbs. Corrected hearing and vision to normal range. Possible exposure to wet floors, steam pipes and/or variable kitchen temperatures. Possible exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, infectious materials, communicable diseases and/or other conditions common to a healthcare environment. Requires work under stressful conditions, deadlines, and/or irregular hours. Ability to read and comprehend. Travel may be required. Positions located in the Home Health department may have occasional exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, unclean environments, toxic substances, pharmaceutical preparations, hazardous and unsafe driving conditions, and other conditions common to delivery of health care in the community.
Roper St. Francis Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.
Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:
- Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
- Prescription drug coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance w/AD&D
- Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
- Paid time off
- Educational Assistance
- And much more
*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.
Department:
SS Human Resources - Talent AcquisitionIt is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws, as well as, the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). Accordingly, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@RSFH.com.