Registered Dietitian, Weekday, Per Diem, Day Shift

Adventist Health; Vallejo (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health in Vallejo, California is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide comprehensive nutritional care to patients with special needs. The role includes assessing nutritional risks, developing care plans, and providing education for patients and families. Candidates must have a Bachelor's in food and nutrition, and must obtain their Registered Dietitian certification within 6 months of completing their residency. The position involves working in a team-oriented environment committed to health and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Clinical Dietitian is preferred.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of residency completion required.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques required.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient nutritional assessments to identify risks.
• Develop and monitor nutrition care plans for patients.
• Educate patients, families, and healthcare team on nutrition.

Skills

Nutritional assessment

Patient education

Interdisciplinary communication

Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)

Medical nutrition therapy

Education

Bachelor's Degree in food and nutrition

Master's Degree

Dietetic internship

Job description

Job Summary

Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients and residents identified with special needs and/or those who meet nutritional risk criteria. Provides nutritional care which includes patient assessment and reassessment, patient and family education, interdisciplinary communication, nutritional plan of care development, and documentation of all interventions in accordance with policy and acceptable practice standards. Acts as a competent clinician who provides clinical care in a skilled and effective manner, utilizing appropriate technical and decision‑making skills.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent: Required
• Master's Degree: Required, only if eligibility for examination began on or after 1/1/24
• Experience as a Clinical Dietitian: Preferred
• Dietetic internship or its equivalent: Required

Licenses/Certifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of completion of residency program: Required

Department Specific License/Certifications

• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or Techniques for Effective Aggression Management (TEAM): Required

Essential Functions

• Performs assessment of patients to determine those at nutritional risk. Provides quality nutritional care through utilization of nutrition plans; facilitating appropriate meal patterns, monitoring nutritional intake, initiating appropriate interventions, and providing nutritional education.
• Responsible for the comprehensive initial nutritional assessment and ongoing reassessment of the patient's nutritional condition and stability and determination of nutritional diagnosis. Responsible for the nutritional evaluation of the patient's response to effectiveness of the implementation of the plan of care.
• Sets patient care priorities appropriately. Assigns personnel to patient care activities for effective utilization of skills and abilities within their job description, scope of practice and level of competency. Responsible for medical nutrition therapy administration in a safe and accurate manner, monitoring, documenting, including patient response.
• Acts as an educational resource for health care team personnel including dietetic interns, patients, family members and community. Orients/instructs new professional, registered and assistive and ancillary personnel on job duties, assignments and clinical activities of the unit. Provides learning opportunities to meet the nutrition education needs of patients/family/significant others.
• Responsible for direct data collection and data assessment of the patient's nutritional condition and stability. Supervises indirect data collection of assigned personnel.
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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