Dietitian - Pediatrics (Diabetes), Westwood

University of California; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pediatric Dietitian at UCLA Health's Westwood Children’s Health Center will assess and provide nutritional intervention for infants, pediatrics, adolescents and young adults in the Diabetes/Endocrinology specialty. You will interact with patients and families, educate, counsel in outpatient settings, and document plans.

This role may travel to multiple UCLA Health clinics as needed and requires a registered dietitian withACEND training, nutrition degree, and the ability to tailor care to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition or Dietetics.
• ACEND-accredited supervised practice dietetic internship or Individualized Supervised Pathway.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) certification by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge in a specific area of dietetics (renal, pediatrics, GI, liver, CCU or cardiology).
• Ability to assess patient calorie, protein and micronutrient needs per Standards of Nutrition Practice and Guidelines for Nutrition Care.
• Ability to evaluate current nutrition regimen and provide recommendations.
• Ability to apply medical nutrition therapy, food service and sanitation principles.
• Ability to tailor education to patient’s age, culture and socioeconomic status.
• Ability to maintain medical charts and documentation.
• Ability to travel within the Health System.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and provide nutritional intervention for infants to young adults.
• Direct patient/family education and counseling in outpatient clinic.
• Document dietary assessments and treatment plans.
• Communicate with other team members and participate in clinical/educational/teleconference activities.
• Maintain required licenses and paneling (CCS etc.).

Skills

Clinical nutrition assessment

Dietary counseling

Medical chart documentation

Travel within Health System

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition or Dietetics

Job description

Description

The Pediatric Dietitian will provide assessment and nutritional intervention/treatment of infants, pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients in the Diabetes/Endocrinology specialty in the Westwood Children's Health Center and community locations. In this role, the Dietitian will be responsible for direct patient/family interaction, instruction and education, counseling in the outpatient clinic setting, communication with other team members, and appropriate written documentation of dietary assessment and treatment plans. The Dietitian will conduct and participate in clinical, educational, and teleconference activities and will maintain all necessary licenses, certifications, and paneling, particularly CCS paneling.

Salary Range: $46.82 - 61.76 Hourly

This position may be required to travel to multiple UCLA Health clinics based on departmental needs.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition or Dietetics.
• Completed an ACEND-accredited supervised practice dietetic internship program or Individualized Supervised Pathway.
• Certification as Registered Dietitian by the Commission of Dietetic Registration
• Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a specific area of dietetics such as renal, pediatrics, digestive disease, liver, critical care or cardiology.
• Ability to assess patient calorie, protein and micronutrient needs based on Standards of Nutrition Practice and the Guidelines for Nutrition Care.
• Ability to evaluate appropriateness of current nutrition regimen and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to apply principles of medical nutrition therapy, food service and sanitation.
• Ability to adapt procedures for patient education level, cultural practice, psycho-social and economic status.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of nutrition care for varying age groups.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain medical charts and documentation.
• Ability to travel within the Health System.

Preferred:

• At least 2 years of prior experience in clinical nutrition therapy.
• Experience working in Pediatrics.