Dietitian II

Kaiser Permanente; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Riverside, CA seeks a Registered Dietitian to provide nutrition education and clinical services per established guidelines.

Deliver medical nutrition therapy, educate individuals or groups, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patient health outcomes. California RD licensure is required, with opportunities to contribute to community programs and performance improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition or related field is required.
• Master's degree in related field and/or clinical nutrition credentials are preferred.
• Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD) with CA licensure.
• National Provider Identifier is required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality MNT and nutrition education within guidelines.
• Assess member needs, develop plans, and coordinate nutrition care with care teams.
• Educate patients and families individually or in groups.
• Plan and evaluate community nutrition events and use community resources.
• Develop meal plans considering lifestyle, culture, and diagnosis.
• Collaborate with physicians and other health professionals on nutrition issues.
• Prepare reports for quality improvement and program evaluation.
• Contribute to grants and proposals for nutrition programs.

Skills

Nutrition education

Clinical nutrition

Interpersonal communication

Program development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition

Master's degree in related field

CDE certification

CNSD/CNSC certification

CSR/CSP/FADA certifications

RD licensure in CA

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.
• Assess 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.