Dietitian II Per Diem

Kaiser Permanente; Harbor Pines (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in California seeks a Registered Dietitian to provide nutrition education and clinical services within established guidelines. The role involves nutrition care plans, MNT, and collaboration with healthcare teams.

Must be a Registered Dietitian with CA licensure, and a Master’s or advanced nutrition credentials are preferred. Availability includes minimum 12 days per quarter, including 2 weekend shifts, with some holiday coverage.

Qualifications

• RD required by California Law.
• Masters or advanced nutrition credentials recommended.
• Pre-RDs may be considered if meeting SPP requirements and to become an RD within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutrition education and clinical services within guidelines.
• Conduct nutrition care planning, screening and education for individuals and groups.
• Develop meal plans considering lifestyle, culture, and diagnosis.
• Collaborate with physicians and care teams for nutrition issues.
• Prepare reports for performance improvement and quality audits.
• Develop grants and proposals for health/nutrition programs.
• Plan and evaluate in-service education for staff and teams.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's in Food/Nutrition or related field

Master's and/or credentialed nutrition specialist (CDE/CNSD CSR CSP/FADA)

Tools

Mainframe computing

Personal computing systems

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), 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.

Notes:

• Must provide availability for minimum 12 days per quarter, including 2 weekend shifts per month.
• Must be available some holidays.