Dietitian II Per Diem

Kaiser Permanente; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide nutrition education and clinical services within established guidelines.

The role includes assessing member needs, developing care plans, educating individuals and groups, and collaborating with physicians and the care team to support sustainable health outcomes. Current RD licensure required; MS/Certs preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition or related field.
• Master's degree in related field and/or CDE/CNSD/CSR/CSP/FADA certification.

Responsabilités

• 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) including nutrition screening, assessment, care planning and education.

Connaissances

Nutrition education

Clinical nutrition

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Data collection

Team collaboration

Education/teaching

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition

Master's degree in related field

CDE / CNSD / CSR / CSP / FADA certifications

RD licensure (U.S.)

Outils

National Provider Identifier

Description du poste

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), 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 be available to work at least 1 Major Holiday/year and 1 Minor Holiday/Hard to Fill Day/year.
• Must provide 12 shifts a quarter, including 2 weekend shifts per month. Must match employer projected needs at least 80% of the time.