Clinical Dietitian

CommonSpirit Health; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA seeks a Clinical Dietitian to provide expert nutrition care and develop individualized plans to improve patient outcomes.

You will communicate nutrition data across systems, participate in health team meetings, and collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services to enhance patient experience.

Requirements include ACEND-accredited bachelor's degree and registered dietitian status within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from ACEND-accredited dietetics program.

Responsibilities

• Performs nutritional assessments using age-, gender-, and culturally appropriate standards with validated tools.
• Implements targeted nutrition interventions and provides education to patients and families; monitors and updates care plans.
• Develops feeding plans and nutrition prescriptions; evaluates patient response and documents in the medical record.
• Collaborates with Food and Nutrition Services to enhance patient experience; participates in audits and training within the Diet Manual.

Skills

Registered Dietitian

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics (ACEND)

Job description

*Job Summary and Responsibilities*

As our Clinical Dietitian, you will provide expert nutrition care, developing and implementing individualized plans to improve patient health outcomes.

Every day you will clearly communicate nutritional data across all systems and participate in health team meetings as the resident nutrition expert.

To be successful in this role, you will integrate robust clinical expertise with empathetic, evidence-based care, consistently adhering to professional standards and fostering effective communication with patients and healthcare teams.

• Performs nutritional assessment using age and gender appropriate standards, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and utilizing validated assessment tools resulting in nutrition-related diagnosis when indicated. Conducts routine screening to identify patients at nutritional risk. Collaborates within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher levels of care.
• Implements targeted and specific nutrition intervention(s). Provides customized nutrition education to patients and/or families and caregivers. Works within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute toward overall patient care. Closely monitors, evaluates and rescreens patient nutrition status as appropriate. Updates plan of care as necessary. Follow up with patients as needed.
• Develops an intervention plan which includes appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription unique to patient's specific needs, in accordance with physicians' orders. Monitors and evaluates patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan in a timely and thorough manner in the medical record.
• Collaborates with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience. This includes participating in test trays, menu reviews, periodic auditing of trayline for accuracy of diet orders, validating menu compliance with the facility Diet Manual Handbook and Nutrition Care Manual (NCM), supporting with patient interactive positions (i.e. dietitians, diet clerks, interns, etc.), maintaining communication with patients, staff, and guests and providing excellent customer service. Participates in peer reviews and chart audits, and collaborates in Diet Manual Handbook training for all clinical staff (new registered dietitians, nurses, therapists, physicians, etc.), including how to access it in hard and soft copy.

*Job Requirements**Required*

• Bachelor's Degree - completion of accredited dietetics program (ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics)
• Registered Dietician, within 90 Days

Preferred

• Registered Dietician

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics. Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and received a Healthgrades 5-Star Award for Heart Failure in 2026.

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*Pay Range*

$40.96 - $60.93 /hour