Clinical Dietitian I

Dignity Health; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health in Oxnard, CA is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide expert nutrition care and develop individualized plans to improve patient health outcomes. You will communicate nutritional data across systems and participate in health team meetings as the resident nutrition expert.

Responsibilities include performing nutritional assessments, implementing targeted interventions, and collaborating with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level ACEND-accredited dietetics program completed or in progress (upon hire)
• Registered Dietitian certification within 90 days or equivalent credentialing paths
• CDA/CDR or ADA registration within 90 days as applicable

Responsibilities

• Perform nutritional assessments using age, gender, culture, and validated tools to identify nutrition-related diagnoses.
• Implement targeted nutrition interventions and provide education to patients and families.
• Develop care plans with appropriate feeding routes and prescriptions aligned with physician orders.
• Collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services to ensure menu accuracy and high-quality patient meals.
• Monitor patient responses to interventions and update plans in the medical record.
• Participate in peer review, chart audits, and staff training on nutrition care.

Skills

Nutritional assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

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

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a 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

• Bachelors Other completion of accredited dietetics program (ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics)., upon hire
• Registered Dietician, within 90 Days or
• Registered Dietitian ADA, within 90 Days or
• Registered Dietitian AND, within 90 Days or
• Registered Dietitian CDR, within 90 Days

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1912, Dignity Health - St. John’s Regional Medical Center is a 265-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Oxnard, California. Serving over 85,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Regional 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 was named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$39.18 - $58.28 /hour