Diabetes Dietitian Nutrition Specialist, Diabetes Care Center, FT, 9:00A-5:30P

Baptist Health South Florida is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization with 12 hospitals, more than 27,000 employees, 4,000 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence.

Our mission, vision, and values make us who we are at Baptist Health and are at the center of everything we do. At Baptist Health, we positively impact the human experience for patients, employees, and physicians. Our success comes from a culture of quality and dedication that is instilled into every member of the Baptist Health family.

This year, and for 24 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, based on employee feedback. We've also been recognized as one of America's Most Innovative Companies and People Magazine included us in 50 Companies That Care. Based on the U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024 Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health is the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, with its hospitals and institutes earning 45 high-performing honors.

But really, the reason we're excited to come to work is the people.

Working together, we form personal connections with our colleagues that are stronger than most of us have experienced at other jobs. We develop caring relationships with our patients and their families that go beyond just delivering healthcare. After all, we know what it's like to be in their shoes. Many of us have been patients here and have had family members as patients here. We're committed to delivering quality care in the most compassionate way possible because we feel a personal stake in the outcomes. When it comes to caring for people, we're all in.

Boca Raton Regional Hospital is an advanced tertiary medical center with 400 beds and is a recognized leader in Cardiovascular Care, Oncology, Women's Health, Orthopedics, Emergency Medicine and the Neurosciences, all of which offer state-of-the-art diagnostic and imaging capabilities.

Description

Provides state of the art nutrition assessment and education in a variety of settings to patients and significant others helping to optimize diabetes management. The dietitian is an active member of the diabetes team, utilizing current knowledge and concepts of nutrition/diet therapy while developing dietary prescriptions for patients with diabetes, obesity and/or cardiovascular disease. The cross trained dietitian provides education to the professional staff, participates in departmental quality assurance and performance improvement and demonstrates ability to incorporate knowledge of patient age, growth and developmental stage into provision of care. Estimated salary range for this position is $61140.31 - $79482.40 / year depending on experience.

36 hour work week

Qualifications

Degrees: Bachelors Licenses & Certifications: Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN) NCBDE Certified Diabetes Educator Additional Qualifications: 2 years of experience providing individual and group out-patient diabetes patient/family education. Experience in working in a Recognized/Accredited Diabetes Program environment preferred.

EOE