Registered Dietitian (RDN)

AvaMed Workforce; Delano (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

AvaMed Workforce seeks a Registered Dietitian for Part-Time and Full-Time assignments at a correctional facility in Delano, CA. The role offers 40 hours per week with a Monday-Thursday 7:00am-5:30pm schedule. Compensation is $52/hr ($2,080/week) as an Independent Contractor (1099).

Orientation is one week. Requires current registration by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to practice in California. The incumbent will support clinical nutrition, plan therapies, and train staff in medical

Qualifications

• Must hold CA Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics registration.

Responsibilities

• Assist and advise clinical personnel on nutritional needs within California RDN scope.
• Plan dietary intervention and strategies; attend team conferences; monitor and document nutrition goals.
• Provide nutrition assessment within 72 hours of physician orders; counsel as needed.
• Instruct food service staff on medical diets and substitutions as required.
• Maintain professional relationships with Food Services and Healthcare staff.
• Ensure compliance with safety precautions and California regulations.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Dietary planning

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Food safety

Job description

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Registered Dietitianto take on Part-Time and Full-Time assignments at the correctional facility located in Delano, CA.

Position Details:

40 Hours per week
Location: Delano, CA
Schedule: Monday-Thursday 7:00am-5:30pm
(Orientation 1 week)
Rate: $52/hr ($2,080/week)
Status: Independent Contractor (1099)

Required Registration:

Must have a current and valid registration issued by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in order to perform services in the State of California.

Responsibilities:

• a. Under the direction/supervision of the Institution’s designee, the Registered Dietitian shall assist and advise clinical personnel on special nutritional needs within the scope of practice for a Registered Dietitian in the State of California;
• b. Plan dietary intervention and strategies; attend interdisciplinary team conferences; monitor and document nutritional needs and goals; may accept or transmit verbal or electronically transmitted orders from physicians consistent with an established protocol to implement medical nutrition therapy; orders medical laboratory tests related to medical nutrition therapy within established protocols; interpret prescription diets; plan regular and special therapeutic diets; establish menus and recipes for use by food production personnel; authorize substitution or modification of diets; plan and conduct training programs for facility staff, clients, patients and others; and adhere to food safety and infection control standards;
• c. Conduct and complete within seventy-two (72) hours of physician's order, nutrition assessment by consulting with patient/youth, evaluating their nutritional needs, and provide nutritional counseling, as needed, when referred by a physician. The Temporary/Relief Registered Dietitian shall acknowledge that patient/youth may include diabetics, renal, hypertensive, HIV positive, and acute/chronic illness;
• d. Collect information on patient/youth nutritional history;
• e. Participate in committees relating to nutrition, food service, bioethics, performance improvement/quality assurance and other issues;
• f. Instruct institutional food service employees on the preparation and distribution of medical diets and provide dietary staff with alternative food product suggestions or allowed/acceptable food substitutions as needed;
• g. Provide follow-up consultations with patient/youth as needed or as ordered by a physician;
• h. Maintain professional working relationship between Food Services, Correctional Healthcare Services staff; and custodial staff;
• i. Comply with and practice universal safety precautions;
• j. Maintain security policy at all times;
• k. Maintain a safe work environment at all times;
• I. Monitor the clinic dietary service program in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Correctional Treatment Center (CTC), and/or Licensed Hospital to ensure compliance with the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, SNF/CTC Dietary Services requirements and ensures inpatient area dietary menus are current in accordance with regulations, policies and procedures, and;
• m. Prepare written dietary service status reports each month, including assessments, follow-ups completed, and recommendations for dietary policies and procedures.