Clinical Dietitian: Lead Patient Nutrition Care

Nutritioncare; Shafter (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health Delano is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide comprehensive nutritional care to patients with special needs or nutritional risk, including assessment, plan development, and education. The role emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and accurate documentation of interventions.

The position requires a Bachelor's in nutrition, a valid dietetics internship, and RD certification within 6 months of residency, with a preference for prior clinical dietitian experience.

Qualifications

• Interdisciplinary communication and collaboration with care teams.
• Nutritional care planning and patient education.
• Clinical nutrition assessment and ongoing reassessment.
• Dietetic internship or equivalent completion.
• RD within 6 months of residency completion.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment of patients to determine those at nutritional risk and provides education.
• Conducts comprehensive initial nutritional assessment and ongoing reassessment of nutritional status.
• Sets patient care priorities and assigns staff for effective care and medical nutrition therapy administration.
• Acts as educational resource for health care team, interns, and staff.
• Collects and supervises data related to patients' nutritional condition.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Interdisciplinary communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent

Master's Degree (eligibility criteria after 1/1/24)

Dietetic internship or equivalent

Experience as Clinical Dietitian (preferred)

Job description

Adventist Health Delano is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide comprehensive nutritional care to patients with special needs or nutritional risk, including assessment, plan development, and education. The role emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and accurate documentation of interventions.

The position requires a Bachelor's in nutrition, a valid dietetics internship, and RD certification within 6 months of residency, with a preference for prior clinical dietitian experience.