Registered Dietitian RDN (81394)

Centurion Health; Atascadero (CA); On-site; USD 56,481 - 75,768; Full time

Job summary

Centurion Health's Atascadero State Hospital seeks a Clinical Dietitian to join our team for a day shift 8am–4:30pm, providing medical nutrition therapy to forensic clients and patients in a state facility.

Under the Assistant Director of Nutrition Services, you will develop care plans based on assessments, advise clinical staff on special diets, and help train dietary personnel while ensuring accurate documentation and compliance with nutrition standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree required.
• Valid registration with the Commission of Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics required.
• Must be appropriately and actively certified in CPR.
• Knowledge of nutrition and dietetics principles, planning, preparing, and serving food for many persons; consider age, culture, and special needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement nutritional care plans based on assessments.
• Advise clinical personnel on special nutritional needs.
• Interpret prescriptions for special diets.
• Authorize substitution or modification of special diets.
• Assist in selection and training of dietary staff.
• Plan and conduct in-service training for food personnel.
• Other duties as needed.

Skills

Nutrition knowledge

CPR certification

Medical nutrition therapy

Education

Graduate degree

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: CA, Atascadero - Atascadero State Hospital - Atascadero, CA 93423 Position Type: Full-Time Education Level: Graduate Degree Travel Percentage: None Job Shift: Day Job Category: Medical Technician & Support MHM Services of California, a Centurion company, is proud to provide healthcare staffing to the California Department of State Hospitals.

We are currently seeking a full-time Clinical Dietitian to join our team at Atascadero State Hospital located in Atascadero, California.

$48.00 per hour + Medical, dental and vision benefits

Monday - Friday Day shift of 8am - 4:30pm

The Dietitian (CA Staffing) works under the direction of the Assistant Director of Nutrition Services on a multi-disciplinary team to provide medical nutrition therapy to forensic clients, patients, or inmates in a state facility.

Essential Duties:

• Developing and implementing nutritional care plans based on nutritional history and assessments
• Assisting and advising clinical personnel on any special nutritional needs
• Interpreting prescriptions for special diets
• Authorizing substitution or modification of special diets
• Assisting in the selection and training or dietary staff
• Planning and conducting in-service training programs for food personnel
• Other duties as needed

The Dietitian (CA Staffing) works under the direction of the Assistant Director of Nutrition Services on a multi-disciplinary team to provide medical nutrition therapy to forensic clients, patients, or inmates in a state facility.

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Qualifications

• Graduate degree required
• Valid registration with the Commission of Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics required
• Must be appropriately and actively certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Must have knowledge of principles, practices, and theories of nutrition and dietetics, methods of planning, preparing and serving food to a large number of persons, and special nutrition-related requirements (age, culture, ethnicity, social, religion/creed) of mentally or developmentally disabled persons
• Must have ability to apply the principles and practices of nutrition and dietetics, assess nutritional status to develop nutrition care plans, communicate nutritional data to the written record and to the healthcare team, explain dietetic requirements to clients/patients/staff/others, keep records and prepare reports, and analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action