Dietitian 2

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP

18946 (E S SEIU 1199NW HMC SW)

BASIC FUNCTION

Provides nutritional care and/or directs food service system in a specialty area such as food marketing, burns and/or oncology.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Under general supervision, serves as a specialist in nutritional assessment, management and education of the patient and/or in directing a food service system. Supervises assigned personnel. Shares specialty expertise with peers.

TYPICAL WORK

Performs dietitian duties in a sub-specialty area such as food marketing, sensory evaluation, work productivity measurement, renal, burns, geriatrics, oncology, metabolic support;

Conducts research in the field of nutrition, dietetics, and Food Service Systems;

Assists in development of budgetary data, such as FTE requirements, equipment needs, revenue forecasting;

Interviews and recommends selection of applicants, trains new employees, assigns and schedules work, acts upon leave requests, conducts annual performance evaluations and recommends disciplinary action;

Instructs dietitians and other personnel in area of specialty;

Develops and utilizes data base systems and trains other staff in their use to evaluate nutrition care and food control processes;

Assists in developing education objectives and implementing programs of study for dietetic and post-masters students;

Trains community dietitians in current research and its application to nutrition and food service systems in sub-specialty areas;

Trains other health care professionals in clinical applications of nutrition principles;

Performs the duties of Dietitian 1;

Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree with major in Dietetics, Foods and Nutrition or Food Service Administration;

AND

Completion of American Dietetic Association approved dietetic education program;

AND

Registered Dietitian status;

AND

24 months recent full-time experience as an R.D.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION HISTORY

07-16-19: Class adopted for UW contract classified staff per PERC decision to add this title to the SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Social Worker bargaining unit (Case #130658-E-18). Incorporates the work of UW classified non-union job code 16001, Dietitian 2/Washington State Job Code 311F.