Scheduled Hours

20

Position Summary

The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), reporting to the Director Dining Nutrition Services, will provide assistance to the nutrition team within Washington University Dining Services. The RDN will be an active member on the dining services team in order to promote and provide nutrition education and counseling as well as programming throughout the dining program.The RDN will work directly with students with various dietary and nutrition needs including, but not limited to, lifestyle and religious preferences as well as food allergies and sports performance needs

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide one on one nutrition consultations to students including scheduling consultations, implementing MNT sessions, documenting the visit and appropriately utilizing ADIME to update the student’s medical chart in a timely manner, providing communication to referring provider as appropriate, and scheduling follow-up appointments as necessary.
• Participate in nutrition-related educational programming and/or development (i.e. cooking classes, wellbeing events, sport team talks, or education content) that is planned throughout the academic year.
• Participate in regular monitoring and evaluating the dining program to ensure understanding of offerings to meet student needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned such as needs that arise during the beginning and end of the semesters related to menu reviews, move-in, orientation, special events, and moonlight breakfast.

Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions:

• Normal office environment.

Physical Effort:

• Typically sitting at a desk or table.

Equipment:

• Office equipment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree - Dietetics

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

The list below may include all acceptable certifications, professional licenses and issuers. More than one credential, certification or professional license may be required depending on the role.

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross, Registered Dietitian - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Registered Dietitian - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Work Experience:

Adult Or Pediatric Dietetics (2 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications:

• Basic Life Support Certification or obtains certification within one month of employment. Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements.
• Registered Dietitian license from the state of Missouri and/or Illinois depending on work location(s).

Note: Starting in 2024, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) will require a minimum of a master’s degree to sit for the registration exam which is needed to receive a Registered Dietitian License.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

M.S. - Master of Science

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:

Critical Reasoning, Customer-Oriented, Detail-Oriented, Dietary Advice, Dietary Counseling, Food Safety, Mathematical Calculations, Medical Literature Review, Microsoft Office, Nutritional Counseling, Nutrition Management, Nutrition Research, Problem Analysis, Public Speaking, Self Motivation, Sound Judgment, Team-Oriented, Verbal Communications, Written Communication

Grade

C11-H

Salary Range

$28.01 - $43.44 / Hourly

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

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Accommodation

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email [email protected] or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. Benefits eligibility is subject to employment status, full-time equivalent (FTE) workload, and weekly standard hours. Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to view a summary of benefits.

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.