Dietitian Technician - DTR

Healthcare Support Staffing; Moreno Valley (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare staffing firm is seeking a Registered Dietitian Technician in Moreno Valley, CA. This role involves evaluating medical histories, designing nutrition regimens, and educating patients and healthcare professionals on nutrition. Candidates must have a California Dietitian License and at least one year of experience. Join a company focused on delivering quality healthcare solutions and take the next step in your career.

Qualifications

• Must possess a California Dietitian License.
• Experience in medical nutritional therapy is necessary.
• Strong knowledge of therapeutic diet planning required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate medical histories and recommend nutritional therapy.
• Design and monitor nutrition regimens for patients.
• Educate patients and healthcare teams about nutritional practices.

Skills

Knowledge of nutrition requirements and food economics

Nutritional counseling techniques

Ability to perform nutritional assessments

Develop effective working relationships

Education

CA License

At least 1 year Dietitian experience

Job description

HealthCare Support Staffing, Inc. (HSS), is a proven industry-leading national healthcare recruiting and staffing firm. HSS has a proven history of placing talented healthcare professionals in clinical and non-clinical positions with some of the largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities including: Fortune 100 Health Plans, Mail Order Pharmacies, Medical Billing Centers, Hospitals, Laboratories, Surgery Centers, Private Practices, and many other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. HealthCare Support Staffing maintains strong relationships with top providers in healthcare and can assure healthcare professionals they will receive fast access to great career opportunities that best fit their expertise. Connect with one of our Professional Recruiting Consultants today to see how a conversation can turn into a long-lasting and rewarding career!

Job Description

Are you an experienced and Registered Dietitian Technician looking for a new opportunity with a prestigious local hospital? Do you want the chance to advance your career by joining a rapidly growing company? If you answered “yes" to any of these questions – this is the position for you!

Daily Responsibilities

You will evaluate medical histories and clinical data and recommend to the physicians appropriate medical nutrition therapy for hospital in-patients and out-patients. Provides nutritional assessment and determines through applications of various published standards whether individuals are at nutritional risk.

You will design, implement and monitor specialized and individualized enteral and parental nutrition regimens; facilitate and monitor transitional feeding regimens.

The registered dietitian serves as a resource on enteral nutrition delivery systems and educates patients, and family members and healthcare team members on their use; acts as a resource for physicians, other healthcare professionals and the public on nutrition.

You will participate in discharge planning for home nutrition support patients; educate and counsel patients individually and in group settings on special diets for various disease states.

You evaluate educational materials for patients; participate in quality assurance programs; participate in chart reviews with other health care team members assessing patient nutritional needs; assist in special projects as assigned.

You will ssist in the development, revision and updating of diet manuals hospital menus and special diets.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• CA License
• Primary Source On-line Verification - Required
• Knowledge of nutrition requirements and food economics - Required
• At least 1 year Dietitian experience - Required
• Knowledge of: Medical nutritional therapy, the biochemical and physiological process and functions of specific nutrients in meeting nutritional needs throughout the life cycle and for special disease states
• Nutritional counseling techniques; specialized therapeutic diet menu and meal planning
• Working knowledge of nutrition requirements and food economics for patients on therapeutic diets; knowledge of the practices, procedures, and equipment used in food preparation activities
• Ability to perform nutritional assessments and make appropriate recommendations for specialized medical nutrition therapy; analyze and assess the nutritional content of diets
• Implement nutrition education material; counsel patients on appropriate diet for specific disease states
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, food service employees, co-workers, patients, and other groups and individuals encountered in the course of the job
• Document clear, concise and appropriate nutrition notes in the medical record.

Additional Information

Are you an experienced Registered or Certified Dietitian Technician - DTR looking for a new opportunity with a prestigious healthcare company in Moreno Valley, CA? Do you want the chance to advance your career by joining a rapidly growing company? If you answered “yes" to any of these questions – this is the position for you!