Careers

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) brings together the leading research teams and cancer specialists of Fred Hutch, Seattle Children’s, and UW Medicine. One extraordinary group whose sole mission is the pursuit of better, longer, richer lives for our patients. SCCA’s purpose is to provide state-of-the-art, patient and family centered care; support the conduct of cancer clinical research and education; enhance access to improved cancer interventions; and advance the standard of cancer care regionally and beyond.

Every individual at SCCA plays a unique role in supporting our mission. Our collective success hinges on each of us conducting ourselves in accord with a set of core values:

• We are patient-centered. Everything we do must be linked to our ability to deliver better, safer outcomes for our patients.
• We are innovative. We nurture an environment that fosters unconventional thinking, a passion for discovery, and the open-mindedness to invite discovery from unexpected places.
• We are respectful. We are deeply respectful of our patients, their families, and each of our colleagues who serve them in so many different and important ways.
• We are collaborative. We understand that asking for and offering help in how to do better is not just a right, but among our most important responsibilities.
• We are agile. We cannot just be comfortable with change; we must embrace it as proof that we are making progress.
• We are responsible. Because our work is focused on people’s well-being, we approach it with the highest level of ethical, fiduciary, and environmental responsibility.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to lead disruptive continuous innovations in the fight against cancer.

The Dietitian II will manage nutrition monitoring, as well as the support and education of all SCCA clinic patient populations. The incumbent will coordinate and implement patient care monitoring and assessment, medical nutrition therapy management, and patient/professional education. Responsibilities include:

• 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. Integrate anthropometric measurements, laboratory data, medications, medical history, clinical status and other pertinent into the medical nutrition plan.
• Document medical nutrition care in the medical record according to nutrition care criteria
• 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
• Develop appropriate patient materials. Chart patient class attendance in the medical record.
• Maintain written and verbal communications with the interdisciplinary medical team regarding patients per department standards. Meet regulatory and standard practice requirements (The Joint Commission, Department of Health, etc.)
• 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 / UW Medical Center / Seattle Children’s research protocols. Participate in collaborative research projects as indicated.

Required:

• Four year college degree in nutrition or related field
• At least 2 years of relevant experience
• An academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Registered dietician at time of hire
• Washington State Certified Dietitian within 90 days of hire
• Minimum of two-three years critical care, general oncology and/or HCT/marrow transplant hospital and/or ambulatory clinic clinical experience
• 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
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of computer systems including electronic medical records, word processing, spreadsheets, Email, and the Web

Preferred:

• Clinical Nutrition Master’s Degree
• Certified as Specialist in Oncology Nutrition (CSO)
• Background in research
• Pediatric oncology experience