Dietician II

Kaiser Permanente; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Carson, CA is seeking a part-time Nutrition Educator to provide nutrition education and clinical services within established guidelines.

The role requires RD certification and a strong background in nutrition care planning, education, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Working hours include days with potential evening/weekend shifts, onsite at the Carson location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition or related field.
• Master's degree in related field and/or RD certifications as listed.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) certification required.
• Ability to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides nutrition education and clinical services within established guidelines.
• Participates in department strategic goals and priorities.
• Assesses member needs and designs, develops, and evaluates nutrition programs and materials.
• Plans, participates in and evaluates community events and uses community resources.

Skills

Nutrition education

Interpersonal skills

Community outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition

Master's degree in related field or RD certifications

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Job Summary

Provides nutrition education and clinical services within established guidelines.

Essential Responsibilities

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Participates in establishing department strategic goals and priorities.
• Assesses member needs, establishes priorities, designs, develops, recommends, updates, implements and evaluates programs, curriculum, materials (written and audiovisual), protocols, procedures and standards for health/nutrition education.
• Plans, participates and evaluates community events and coordinates use of community resources as appropriate.
• Implements nutrition care plans to include follow-up and referrals to government, community and/or other Kaiser Permanente facilities for continuity of nutrition care.
• Educates/counsels members, family and caregivers regarding health and nutrition on an individual or group setting (classes).
• Develops meal plans as appropriate to meet members lifestyle, socio-economic background, age, culture, diagnosis and religious affiliation.
• Consults and educates physicians and other healthcare providers regarding member and population specific nutrition/health related issues.
• Participates in multidisciplinary care teams and committees.
• Collects data, plans, prepares and implements reports for performance improvement and/or quality assurance audits.
• Develops grants and proposals for health/nutrition programs.
• Plans, conducts and evaluates in-service education programs for department staff, the multidisciplinary care team and physicians.
• Individual Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) as appropriate:
  • Provides high quality, evidence-based, efficient, customer-focused MNT, including nutrition screening, assessment, care planning and education for appropriate nutrition intervention.
  • Develops, implements, and monitors ongoing plan of care based on the screening and assessment of the patient specific nutrition care plans/education and based on the patients age, nutrition and psychosocial status, diagnosis, cultural background and religious affiliation.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

N/A

Education

• Bachelors degree in Food/Nutrition or related field.
• Masters Degree in related field and/or Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian (CNSD),or Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC), Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR), Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP), or Fellow of the American Dietetic Association (FADA).

License, Certification, Registration

National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrates working knowledge of mainframe and personal computing systems.
• Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal, written and verbal communications.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership Environment.
• Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD), as confirmed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Pre-RDs may be considered if: candidate has completed the Supervised Practice Program (SPP) for RDs, AND not more than six (6) months has passed since completing the SPP, AND candidate has not previously failed the RD registration exam, AND candidate must become a RD within six (6) months of completing the SPP to comply with California Law.
• Current Registered Dietitian (RD).
• Pre-RD may be considered as written above.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous individual, small group and large group/classroom training/teaching experience.
• Prior experience in CHL or lifestyle medicine strongly preferred.

Notes

Days and hours will vary, some weekends, evenings and travel required.

Primary Location

California,Carson,Carson Main Street Health Pavilion

Scheduled Weekly Hours

20

Shift

Variable

Workdays

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Working Hours Start

08:00 AM

Working Hours End

08:00 PM

Job Schedule

Part-time

Job Type

Standard

Worker Location

Onsite

Employee Status

Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation

B17-DASH|AFSCME|DASH

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Department

Main St Hlth Pavilion Bldg Two - Mbr Education - Misc - 0806

Pay Range

$43.34 - $48.77 / hour

Travel

Yes, 25 % of the Time

Work Setting

Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.