Registered Dietitian

Care Career; Manteca (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Care Career seeks an experienced Registered Dietitian (RD) for a site in Stockton, CA, delivering nutrition services in a secure correctional healthcare setting. The RD conducts assessments, develops individualized care plans, and provides therapeutic diet recommendations and patient education.

Candidates must hold an active RD credential in good standing and meet California requirements, with strong documentation and teamwork skills for a structured environment.

Qualifications

• Active RD credential in good standing.
• Must meet California requirements for practice.
• Ability to complete all required credentialing and background screening.
• Previous experience in correctional healthcare, acute care, long-term care, behavioral health, or another institutional healthcare setting preferred.
• Experience completing nutritional assessments and developing therapeutic diet plans.
• Strong documentation, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a structured, secure healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutrition services to adult patients in a correctional setting.
• Perform nutritional assessments and develop individualized nutrition care plans.
• Provide therapeutic diet recommendations and patient education.
• Document care and collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Skills

Active RD credential

California requirements

Credentialing/background screening

Correctional healthcare experience

Nutrition assessments

Care plan development

Documentation

Communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Structured healthcare environment

Job description

Registered Dietitian (RD) – Correctional Healthcare

Location: Stockton, CA

Pay: $55–$58/hour, based on experience

Care Career is seeking an experienced Registered Dietitian (RD) for an assignment in a secure correctional healthcare setting in Stockton, California.

The Registered Dietitian will provide nutrition services to an adult patient population, including nutritional assessments, development of individualized nutrition care plans, therapeutic diet recommendations, patient education, documentation, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Requirements

• Active Registered Dietitian credential in good standing
• Must meet all California requirements for practice as a Registered Dietitian
• Ability to complete all required facility credentialing and background screening
• Previous experience in correctional healthcare, acute care, long-term care, behavioral health, or another institutional healthcare setting preferred
• Experience completing nutritional assessments and developing therapeutic diet plans
• Strong documentation, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
• Ability to work effectively in a structured, secure healthcare environment

Assignment Details

• $55–$58/hour based on experience
• Stockton, CA
• Secure correctional healthcare setting
• Assignment contingent upon successful credentialing, background screening, and facility clearance

Candidates should be comfortable working with a diverse adult patient population and collaborating closely with medical, nursing, behavioral health, and facility staff to support safe and appropriate nutritional care.