Clinical Dietitian I

St Josephs Medical Center•Stockton, CA

16d•$47 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

As our Clinical Dietitian I, you will serve as a key entry-level clinician, assessing patient nutritional status to enhance disease and condition management. You will work within an interdisciplinary environment to improve patient care outcomes for the general population and those with complex needs. Every day you will conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments and implement specific interventions, including personalized education for patients and families. You will actively monitor progress, adjust care plans, and collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services to ensure exceptional patient experience and dining quality. To be successful in this role, you will leverage your strong skills in disease management, health counseling, and nutrition therapy to develop effective intervention plans. Your expertise in managing priorities, maintaining accuracy, and collaborating across teams will be essential in this patient-focused environment. Performs nutritional assessment using age and gender appropriate standards, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and utilizing validated assessment tools resulting in nutrition-related diagnosis when indicated. Conducts routine screening to identify patients at nutritional risk. Collaborates within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher levels of care. Implements targeted and specific nutrition intervention(s). Provides customized nutrition education to patients and/or families and caregivers. Works within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute toward overall patient care. Closely monitors, evaluates and rescreens patient nutrition status as appropriate. Updates plan of care as necessary. Follows up with patients as needed. Develops an intervention plan which includes appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription unique to patient's specific needs, in accordance with physicians' orders. Monitors and evaluates patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan in a timely and thorough manner in the medical record. Collaborates with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience. This includes participating in test trays, menu reviews, periodic auditing of trayline for accuracy of diet orders, validating menu compliance with the facility Diet Manual Handbook and Nutrition Care Manual (NCM), supporting with patient interactive positions (i.e. dietitians, diet clerks, etc.), maintaining communication with patients, staff, and guests and providing excellent customer service. Participates in peer reviews and chart audits, and collaborates

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with completion of accredited dietetics program (ACEND -Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition Dietetics).
Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments and implement specific interventions, including personalized education for patients and families.
Actively monitor progress, adjust care plans, and collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services to ensure exceptional patient experience and dining quality.
Leverage strong skills in disease management, health counseling, and nutrition therapy to develop effective intervention plans.
Manage priorities, maintain accuracy, and collaborate across teams in a patient-focused environment.
Perform nutritional assessment using age and gender appropriate standards, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and utilizing validated assessment tools resulting in nutrition-related diagnosis when indicated.
Conduct routine screening to identify patients at nutritional risk.
Collaborate within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher levels of care.
Implement targeted and specific nutrition intervention(s).
Provide customized nutrition education to patients and/or families and caregivers.
Work within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute toward overall patient care.
Closely monitor, evaluate and rescreen patient nutrition status as appropriate.
Update plan of care as necessary.
Follow up with patients as needed.
Develop an intervention plan which includes appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription unique to patient's specific needs, in accordance with physicians' orders.
Monitor and evaluate patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan in a timely and thorough manner in the medical record.
Collaborate with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience.
Participate in test trays, menu reviews, periodic auditing of trayline for accuracy of diet orders, validating menu compliance with the facility Diet Manual Handbook and Nutrition Care Manual (NCM).
Support with patient interactive positions (i.e. dietitians, diet clerks, etc.).
Maintain communication with patients, staff, and guests and providing excellent customer service.
Participate in peer reviews and chart audits, and collaborate.