Clinical Dietitian - Per Diem (Pediatrics)

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

Cottage Health in Goleta, CA seeks a Clinical Dietitian I (per diem) to provide direct outpatient pediatric nutrition care and education in our Pediatric Multispecialty Clinic.

The dietitian assesses nutritional status, develops care plans considering age, development, social and cultural factors, and documents outcomes in the medical record. Eligible RD status required within 6 months; California Food Handler or ServSafe; CCS paneling is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree.
• Minimum: Registered Dietitian Eligible (RD credential within 6 months of hire).
• Current California Food Handlers Card or ServSafe Certificate.
• CCS Paneling is required.
• Basic computer skills including MS Word.
• Preferred: Experience with nutrition software (Compatriot, Food Processor) and Epic Systems.
• Minimum: Completed Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics-accredited internship.
• Preferred: 0-3 years’ experience as a Clinical Dietitian.

Responsibilities

• Accurately assesses nutritional status utilizing medical history, physical assessment, laboratory and anthropometric data, as well as patient/family acquired diet history.
• Develops nutritional plan of care that includes attention to age, developmental, social and cultural status, medical condition and co-morbidities.
• Documents in the medical record utilizing a model of assessment, intervention, and monitoring of nutrition care.

Skills

Basic computer skills (MS Word)

Epic Systems

Nutrition software (Compatriot)

Nutrition software (Food Processor)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Word

Job description

Goleta, CA, United States

Job Description

Cottage Medical Group seeks a Clinical Dietitian I (per diem) for their Pediatric Multispecialty Clinic, responsible for providing direct outpatient pediatric nutrition care or nutrition education.

• Accurately assesses nutritional status utilizing medical history, physical assessment, laboratory and anthropometric data, as well as patient/family acquired diet history.
• Develops nutritional plan of care that includes attention to age, developmental, social and cultural status, medical condition and co-morbidities.
• Documents in the medical record utilizing a model of assessment, intervention, and monitoring of nutrition care.

QUALIFICATIONS:

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

• Minimum:Bachelor’s Degree.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Minimum:Registered Dietitian Eligible (RD credential within 6 months of hire)
• Current California Food Handlers Card or ServSafe Certificate.
• CCS Paneling is required

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum: Basic computer skills including MS Word.
• Preferred: Experience with nutrition-related software (i.e., Compatriot, Food Processor) and Epic Systems.

Years of Related Work Experience:

• Minimum:Completed Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics-accredited internship.
• Preferred:0-3 years’ experience as a Clinical Dietitian.

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

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