•$ CLINICAL DIETITIAN - Dietary - Full Time - Days

Job Description

Job Description

• Clinical Dietitian
• $20k sign on bonus with 3+ years experience
• position qualifies for employee referral bonus

Shift : Days, 7 : 30a - 5 : 00p

PAY RANGE : $38.23 - $53.52 (Depends on Experience)

PATIENT POPULATION :

The patient population served can be all patients, including geriatric, adult, adolescent, pediatric, and newborn. This also includes services which affect facility staff, physicians, visitors, vendors and the general public.

POSITION SUMMARY :

Under the direction of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Director and the Clinical Nutrition Manager, the Registered Clinical Dietitian performs nutrition screening / assessment, diet counseling for both inpatients and outpatients, patient visitation, diet consults, documentation in patient medical record and department records, and performance improvement and monitoring.

Must be able to work normal / scheduled working hours to include Holidays, call-backs, weeknights, weekends, and on-call. Agrees to participate, as directed, in emergencies and community disasters during scheduled and unscheduled hours. As a designated disaster service worker you are required to assist in times of need pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act.

(Gov’t. Code §§ 3100, 3102)

Needs to recognize that they have an affirmative duty and responsibility for reporting perceived misconduct, including actual or potential violations of laws, regulations, policies, procedures, or this organization’s standards / code of conduct.

The employee shall work well under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines; and the incumbent shall at all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.

EDUCATION / TRAINING / EXPERIENCE :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience as a dietitian preferred. Must be knowledgeable in current diet therapy practices. Should be familiar with food service systems operations. Supervisory experience desirable. Membership to Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is encouraged. Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or Dietetics is required.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence if required.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages if required.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic computer skills.

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATIONS :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. An individual is required to obtain 75 CEU’s every five (5) years to maintain CDR. Serve Safe certification is encourage. BLS is required within 3 months of hire, and shall be maintained for the duration of employment.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions :

7 Manages time effectively to meet patient and department workload. Functions based on priorities to meet patient needs first in a consistent and timely manner. Seeks additional assignments from manager during slow work periods.

9 Mentors dietetic intern training experiences, evaluates student performance.

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