Registered Dietitian I

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers.

This is a Per Diem role working a variable schedule Monday thru Friday out of our South Lake Union Campus.

Responsibilities

• Screen and assess the nutritional status and requirements of all Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) patients on admission and at designated intervals thereafter according to HCT nutrition care criteria, nutrition risk determination, and medical referral.
• As determined following admission screening and identification of nutrition risk, provide nutrition assessment and counseling for General Oncology patients.
• Closely coordinate care with the patient's oncology providers and, when appropriate, other disciplines.
• Collaborates with Fred Hutch partner institutions to ensure continuity of care across systems.
• Document medical nutrition care in the medical record according to best practice standards.
• Manage all medical nutrition therapy and nutrition support practices including the coordination of enteral and parenteral feeding practice.
• Provide education to patients and caregivers through individual counseling and group education appropriate to the age of patients served.
• Maintain written and verbal communications with the interdisciplinary medical team regarding patients per department standards.
• Attend scheduled HCT and General Oncology clinic team rounds, case conferences, and patient care meetings.
• Provide practice-specific education to professional and clinical staff, graduate students, and the lay public through training programs, lectures and seminars.
• Assist with the implementation and monitoring of and nutrition data collection for Fred Hutch/UWMC/SCH research protocols.

Qualifications

Required:

• 4-year college degree in nutrition or related field
• 1-2 years' experience with counseling individuals and families required; experience working with oncology patients and family members/significant others and working effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Registered Dietitian (RD)
• Washington State Certified Dietitian (CD).
• Competency in areas of physiology and metabolism, total parenteral and enteral nutrition support and application, medical nutrition therapy, and oncology nutrition management and patient education.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in clinical nutrition
• Certified as Specialist in Oncology Nutrition (CSO)
• Background in research