Dietitian

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

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, CA is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide expert nutrition care and develop individualized plans to improve patient outcomes.

You will integrate clinical expertise with empathetic, evidence-based care, communicating nutrition data across systems and participating in health team meetings. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize care and patient experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD) credential required.
• Bachelor’s Degree from ACEND-accredited program required.
• Previous professional experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops individualized nutrition care plans based on patient needs and physician orders.
• Monitors patient responses and documents progress in medical records.
• Updates care plans and follows up with patients as needed.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to identify nutrition risk and higher level of care needs.
• Works with Food and Nutrition Services to enhance patient experience.

Skills

RD credential

Nutrition care planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

ACEND-accredited Dietetics Program

Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics or related

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.

• 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

• Updates plan of care as necessary and follows up with the patient as needed

• Collaborates within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher level of care

• Collaborates with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience

Job Requirements

Required

• Registered Dietician (RD)

• Bachelor’s Degree - Must have completed an accredited dietetics program through the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).

• Previous professional experience preferred

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1928, Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, stroke care and orthopedics. Additionally, St.Bernardine Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and was recently awarded AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was named one of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery in 2026.

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Pay Range

$39.18 - $58.28 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.