Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Description:

*Provide medical nutrition therapy including nutrition assessment, diet modification, nutrition education, and intervention for patients.

*Incorporate current evidence-based research into practice, utilizing the Nutrition Care Process

*Displays strong communication skills and ability to interact in a positive manner with physicians, patients, families, and other hospital staff.

*Actively contributes to departmental initiatives, including committees and projects.

*Must be able to participate as a team member of the interdisciplinary team

Education/License/Certification Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university with major in Foods and Nutrition or a closely related field or equivalent. Master’s Degree as required by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (effective Jan. 1, 2024) or bachelor’s degree grandfathered prior to this update.

Licensure

Minimum: Dietetic Registration Eligible. Must be able to pass RD examination within one year of date of hire.

Preferred: Proof of Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Special Skill / Aptitudes

Technical, human relations, conceptual and management skills and the ability to apply principles of dietetics and nutrition in a variety of formats.

Able to perform duties within the guidelines of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics practice standards.

Excellent customer service orientation skills are necessary in order to deal effectively with various levels of hospital personnel, outside customers and community groups.

Experience

One-year full-time professional dietetics experience preferred

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages available, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B, and education assistance.
• We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.
• We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners.

Ministry/Facility Information:

• A member of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, not-for-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy.

• We are the only not-for-profit Catholic hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

• Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as our community’s trusted health partner for life. 

• We are committed to providing compassionate and holistic person-centered care.

• Comprehensive benefits that start on your first day of work

• Retirement savings program with employer matching

Legal Info:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.