Registered Dietitian I

Kaiser Permanente; Sacramento, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Sacramento is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide clinical nutrition care to patients in response to protocol and physician orders. Responsibilities include assessment, care plan development, counseling, and coordination with Food Service to align meals with diet orders.

The role requires strong communication, knowledge of Nutrition Care Standards, and collaboration across departments to ensure high-quality, cost-effective nutrition services in the medical center and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food and/or Nutritional Science required.
• Six months of clinical nutrition experience as a registered dietitian required.
• Experience in ESRD is considered with at least one year in clinical nutrition.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Nutrition Care Standards and related regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nutritional care to patients and families.
• Develop individualized nutrition care plans based on patient factors.
• Coordinate with food service to align meals with diet orders and nutrition care.
• Document assessments and care plans in medical records.
• Monitor tray accuracy relative to MNT or diet orders and correct when needed.
• Participate in quality programs, audits, and service improvement initiatives.
• Mentor and supervise new staff or students when assigned.

Skills

Clinical nutrition

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food and/or Nutritional Science

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for providing clinical nutrition care and services to patients/clients in response to protocol and physicians orders to include the following: Assessment of Patients nutritional risks/status; Development of care plans to meet nutritional needs of patients; Counseling of patients and family members; Education of patients, family members and caregivers; Hospital Based RD work with the Food Service staff to coordinate the food with the diet orders; and work to establish quality standard with staff. Services provided may be on medical center wide basis, in specialty area (e.g., ambulatory, maternal/child health, home health, hospice, etc.) and/or across the continuum.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nutritional care, which is customer focused and cost effective, while maintaining high quality service standards, to our members.
• Provide nutritional screening and assessment of patients for appropriate nutrition intervention.
• In accordance with physician orders, develop individualized nutrition care plans based on patients age, sex, diagnosis, cultural background, pain level, preferences, and religious practices.
• Conducts audits and/or menu reviews, and ensures patient menus or supplemental feedings meet nutritional requirements and physicians orders for individual patients to include size, age, gender, cultural backgrounds, preferences, diagnosis, pain level, and religious practices.
• Develop meal plans to meet the members lifestyle.
• Document in the medical records as appropriate.
• Coordinates activities with the food service department to insure quality and accuracy of the food served to the patients.
• Monitors the accuracy of the tray related to the MNT or diet order according to diet manual.
• Checks for quality of product and is responsible for corrections and quality follow-up with manager/supervisor, staff, or vendor.
• Writes assessments, implements nutritional care plans, and follows the care and progress of the patients per protocol.
• Participate in the design, development and implementation of high quality, cost effective food and clinical nutrition programs, policies and practices in the medical center and ensure compliance with administrative, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Assists in the development, implementation and maintenance of nutrition care, and service standards.
• Participates in the development and implementation of quality, service and performance improvement processes related to the delivery of clinical nutrition services.
• Contributes to the overall cost structure and service improvement goals of the Service Area.
• Conducts quality assurance audits and participates in committees and meetings to receive and report information.
• Assist in compiling audit information and standard setting.
• Provide feedback to Division Food and Clinical Nutrition Services staff or menu modifications and revision.
• Provide input to the budget process.
• May provide in-service training to staff.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.
• Quality Responsibilities: Participates in the organizations quality program.
• Helps identify risk factors, establish performance targets and goals.
• Performs quality audits, reviews work, and assists others to improve performance.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: May mentor, assist, review, assign, correct, organize and/or coordinate the work of new employees, students, Nutrition Aides, Nutrition Clerks, Nutrition Assistants and Diet Technician Registered but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline.

Grade 30

Basic Qualifications

Experience

• Six (6) months experience in clinical nutrition as a registered dietitian.
• If working in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), must have at least one year experience in clinical nutrition as a registered dietitian.
• Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Food and/or Nutritional Science.

License, Certification, Registration

• National Provider Identifier required at hire
• Commission on Dietetic Registration

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrated knowledge of clinical competencies based on Nutrition Care Standards of the American Dietetic Association, CDA and American Society for Partenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
• Demonstrated strong communication, interpersonal and customer service skills required.
• Demonstrated collaboration and problem solving skills required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable federal, state and local regulations and The Joint Commission requirements.
• Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.
• Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A