**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** Day Shift **Description:** At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well. MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center has earned more national recognition for quality patient outcomes than any other hospital in the region. The medical center has earned multiple honors for its leadership and excellence in several clinical areas including cardiac care, orthopedic services, vascular surgery, stroke care and cancer care. Want to learn more about MercyOne Siouxland? Click here: Find a Location Sioux City, Iowa (IA), MercyOne Siouxland Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Clinical Dietitian. As a Clinical Dietitian at MercyOne, you will utilize a multi disciplinary approach to health care, assists the health care team in providing holistic patient care, specific to the age of the patient population identified within the patient care unit, in accordance with the Food & Nutrition Department standards. Interface with food service operations staff to facilitate provision of optimal nutritional care to patients. Participate in preventative community educational experiences and outpatient care. + Coordinates and monitors assessment of all patients for nutritional risk, utilizing a multi disciplinary approach to patient care. + Comprehensively assesses, organizes and records information and intake data pertinent to patients identified at nutritional risk. + Evaluates appropriateness of prescribed diets and nutrition support regimens. Formulates recommendations for optimal nutritional intervention. + Notifies nursing and/or medical staff of discrepancies in nutritional needs and recommendations. Documents all pertinent data in designated areas of the patient's medical record. + Participates in discharge planning and team conferences to further communicate patient needs. + Monitors nutritional status and intake of patients and provides follow-up care as warranted, utilizing input from nursing staff, members of the health care team, Diet Technicians, and food service operations staff. Acts as liaison between patient care units and food service operations. Evaluates patient's potential for compliance with prescribed diet regimen, patient's ability to learn and educational needs. + Instructs patient and family in dietary regimen specific to individual needs. Provides comprehensive nutritional expertise to members of the health care team. + Assists with in service training and ongoing education of food service personnel and other members of the health care team. **Schedule:** + Days, M-F Hybrid or Remote. **General Requirements:** + Must be eligible for registration with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and licensure to practice as a dietitian in the State of Iowa or have current registration and licensure with the same. Membership as a Certified Diabetes Educator is preferred, but not required.( RD/LD eligible and need to be registered/licensed within 3 or 6 months + Maintains a valid driver's license if consulting at outside facilities. + Must have general working knowledge of computers and ability to become proficient with department specific software. + Must possess excellent verbal and written communications skills, presentation skills, advanced analytical skills, be well organized and maintain a highly professional manner and appearance. + Strong interpersonal, consultative and relationship building skills in order to initiate and develop productive collaborative partnership with all levels of leadership across the organization. Ability to effectively influence results, garner support and tactfully manage complex relationships within and across the organization. Extremely high level of diplomacy and tact are required. Ability to read the subtle nuances of situation and react/plan accordingly. **Education:** + Bachelors Degree Dietetics/Nutrition. Colleagues of MercyOne Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system! Visit MercyOne Careers (https://www.mercyone.org/careers/) to learn more about the benefits, culture, and career development opportunities available to you at MercyOne Health System circle of care. Visit MercyOne on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/saint-alphonsus-health-system/) , Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SaintAlphonsus/) , Instagram (https://instagram.com/saintalphonsus?utm\_source=ig\_profile\_share&igshid=1ecujfk63xezr) , YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgYXHlHzYPLDjozyU03WGA) , and Twitter (https://twitter.com/SaintAlsHealth) ! **Ministry/Facility Information** **MercyOne Western Iowa** serves the needs of individuals in a 33-county area including western Iowa, eastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota. MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/siouxland/location/mercyone-siouxland-medical-center) , a 238-bed regional facility, is home to the only Level II trauma center in the area – one of only four trauma care facilities in the state to receive verification from the American College of Surgeons – and MercyOne Air Med, a regional helicopter ambulance service. Along with owned and managed hospitals in Primghar (https://www.mercyone.org/location/mercyone-primghar-family-medicine) and Hawarden, Iowa, and a partnership with Dunes Surgical Hospital (https://www.mercyone.org/location/dunes-surgical-hospital) in South Dakota, the region also operates a primary care network, specialty care clinics and home health care, providing an entire continuum of preventative, primary, acute and tertiary health care services to provide personalized, compassionate care for the communities we serve and beyond. MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center and all its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, physical disability or any other classification protected under local, state or federal law. **Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion** Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is 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, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran