Dietitian II

Kaiser Permanente; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Riverside, California, is seeking a Dietitian II to provide nutrition education and clinical services within established guidelines. You will work with patients and families to promote healthy eating and disease prevention.

The role involves developing programs, coordinating community events, and collaborating with physicians and care teams to deliver evidence-based nutrition interventions and MNT. You will document outcomes and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition or related field.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) with California licensure or eligible; RD required by role.

Responsibilities

• Provides nutrition education and clinical services.
• Assesses member needs and develops education programs.
• Plans and evaluates community events and resources.
• Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary teams.
• Develops care plans and follow-up for nutrition therapy.

Skills

Nutrition education

Clinical nutrition

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition or related field

Master's Degree and/or RD-related certifications

National Provider Identifier required at hire

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:

Experience

• 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.

• Endocrinology experience preferred

Notes:

• . Maybe required to travel within South County on occasion for operational needs to help with the MCP program.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Dietitian II

LOCATION: Riverside, California

REQNUMBER: 1445880

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.