Dietitian - Registered Dietitian

Cynet Health; Delano (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet Health seeks a Dietitian - Registered Dietitian for a 13-week assignment in California. The role requires at least 3 years of acute inpatient clinical experience within the last 3 years.

RD licensure within 6 months of residency and a dietetic internship or equivalent are required. You will provide nutritional care to inpatients, perform assessments, develop care plans, educate patients and families, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams while monitoring responses to medical

Qualifications

• 3 years of clinical acute inpatient experience within the last 3 years.
• Preferred experience in skilled nursing facility/long-term acute care.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) required within 6 months of completion of residency program.
• Dietetic internship or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients with special needs and nutritional risk.
• Conducts patient assessments and reassessments.
• Develops and documents nutritional plans of care per policy and practice standards.
• Educates patients and families and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitors nutritional intake and ensures safe administration of medical nutrition therapy.

Skills

Clinical dietitian

Nutrition assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

RD credential required

Job description

Dietitian - Registered Dietitian

Profession: Registered Dietitian

Specialty: Registered Dietitian

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Day Shift 8x5's

Hours per Shift: 8 hours

Experience:

• Minimum years of experience required: 3 years of clinical acute inpatient experience within the last 3 years.
• Preferred experience in skilled nursing facility/long-term acute care.

License:

• Registered Dietitian (RD) required within 6 months of completion of residency program.

Certifications:

• Dietetic internship or equivalent required.

Must-Have:

• Well-versed in nutrition support, including enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition.

Description:Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients with special needs and those identified as nutritional risk.Conducts patient assessments and reassessments.Provides patient and family education and communicates with interdisciplinary teams.Develops and documents nutritional plans of care in accordance with policy and practice standards.Utilizes appropriate technical and decision-making skills in clinical care.Performs assessment to identify patients at nutritional risk.Facilitates appropriate meal patterns and monitors nutritional intake.Initiates appropriate interventions and provides nutritional education.Responsible for the comprehensive initial nutritional assessment and ongoing evaluation of patients' nutritional conditions.Determines nutritional diagnosis and assesses the effectiveness of implemented care plans.Sets patient care priorities appropriately and assigns personnel to patient care activities.Ensures safe and accurate administration of medical nutrition therapy, including monitoring and documentation of patient responses.Acts as an educational resource for healthcare personnel, patients, and families.Orients and instructs new personnel on job duties and clinical activities.Provides learning opportunities to meet nutrition education needs of patients and families.Responsible for direct and indirect data collection regarding patients' nutritional conditions.Performs other job-related duties as assigned.This position includes participation in multidisciplinary rounds.Requires coverage of acute inpatient areas, including intensive care and medical-surgical units.Candidates with experience in skilled nursing facility/long-term acute care preferred, though training can be provided.Typical patient volume is approximately 6-12 assessments per day.This role has no competition.