The Clinical Dietitian works closely with the interdisciplinary health care team to provide patient focused nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy that are integrated and compatible with the patient's medical program goals and objectives. Primary responsibilities include developing and implementing nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy using established standards of care and practice protocols/guidelines; assuring customer needs and satisfaction are met and/or exceeded; managing resources in a cost effective manner; participating in performance improvement efforts; and maintaining professional competency and skills required for professional practice.
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Clinical Dietitian - Hospital | Location: Panorama City, CA 91402
Compensation: $38-$42 per hour depending on years of experience and certification — New grads welcome to apply!
Status: Part-Time
Schedule: Flexibility desired; someone who will work Friday-Monday. 20hrs/week, 8hrs/shift.
Job Summary
As a Clinical Dietitian, you’ll play a key role in helping patients feel their best through personalized nutrition care. Your expertise will not only ensure patients receive nourishment aligned with their medical needs, but will also bring a compassionate touch to the healing journey. You’ll work closely with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to create nutrition plans that support healing and wellness. Therefore, through the provision of wholesome, healthy foods, you will become an invaluable partner in fostering physical recovery for patients in the hospital.
Accountability for the following:
- Conducts a nutrition assessment for patients at nutritional risk within required time frames.
- Obtains timely and appropriate data and analyzes/interprets data based on evidence-based standards.
- Provides appropriate documentation that summarizes the nutrition care plan in the patient's
medical record, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, plan/goals, implementation, andprogress toward goals.
- Participates in multidisciplinary care conferences and discharge planning activities as
appropriate. Works closely with other disciplines including OT, PT, speech and social servicesto insure continuity of care.problem with the patient's medical team.intervention, including enteral and parenteral nutrition.guidelines.populations as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns.accuracy of diet prescriptions and high level of customer satisfaction/scores.patients for outpatient counseling, community resources or home services as appropriate.information for scheduling and billing of ambulatory care services.preceptor to dietetic students and interns. Plans learning experiences, teaches, andevaluates performance of students and interns.
- Performs nutrition diagnosis after identifying the problem and clarifying the cause of the
- Develops and implements or makes recommendations for an individualized plan for nutrition
- Reviews/approves therapeutic diets to insure compliance with all state and federal
- Assesses and evaluates techniques that consider the varied needs of age-specific
- Works collaboratively with and provides area supervision of dining service staff to assure
- Provides appropriate follow-up in accordance with the patient's treatment goals, referring
- Conducts in-services and educational presentations to hospital/department staff.
- Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, as required, including
- Participates in the orientation and training of new dietitians and DTR's. Functions as a
- Performs other duties as assigned.Knowledge:
- Comprehensive knowledge and application of nutrition services and medical nutrition
- therapy.
- General knowledge of nutrient analysis, word processing, and spreadsheet software.Skills:
- Exceptional customer service/public relations skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal form to patients, public,
- medical staff, and physicians.
- Ability to function independently on assigned patient care units.
- Ability to effectively counsel and educate others.Benefits:
- Eligible for Merit based raise every year of up to 3% of the hourly rate.
- Eligible for continuing education/certification raise 3% of the hourly rate.
- Being a part of a supportive team where you are able to care for a variety of units (Acute, CCU, BHU, etc.).
Pay: $38.00 - $42.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
