Clinical Dietitian at Burnett Extended Care Center

Thomas Cuisine • Fresno, CA

14d • $40

About The Position

A clinical registered dietitian is a beacon of support in a hospital, infusing knowledge and experience into crafting personalized, health-focused nutrition plans. Their expertise not only ensures residents receive nourishment aligned with their medical needs, but also brings a compassionate touch to the healing journey. Through the provision of wholesome, healthy foods, these dietitians become invaluable partners in fostering physical recovery and for residents in the hospital.

Requirements

• ServSafe® Certification
• Ability to pass a criminal background check and drug screen.
• CDR Card
• Bachelor's degree
• BLS

Responsibilities

• Conducts nutrition assessment for residents 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 resident's medical record, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and plan/goals.
• Once implemented, the clinical dietitian will monitor the progress toward goals.
• Participates in multidisciplinary care conferences and discharge planning activities, as appropriate.
• Works closely with other disciplines including OT, PT, speech, and social services to ensure collaboration of care.
• Performs nutrition diagnosis after identifying the problem and clarifying the cause of the problem with the resident's medical team.
• Develops, implements, and/or makes recommendations for an individualized plan for nutrition intervention, including enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Reviews/approves therapeutic diets to ensure compliance with all state and federal guidelines.
• Assesses and evaluates techniques that consider the varied needs of age-specific populations as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns.
• Works collaboratively with and provides area supervision of dining service staff to assure accuracy of diet prescriptions and high level of customer satisfaction/scores.
• Provides appropriate follow-up in accordance with the resident's treatment goals, referring residents for outresident counseling, community resources or home services, as appropriate.
• Conducts in-services and educational presentations to hospital/department staff.
• Maintains accurate record-keeping of daily clinical activities, as required.
• Participates in the orientation and training of new dietitians and DTR’s.
• Functions as a preceptor to dietetic students and interns.
• Plans learning experiences, teaches and evaluates the performance of students and interns.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits with several plan options to choose from!
• Generous Paid Time Off and Leave Programs.
• Access to wellness initiatives, financial planning, behavioral health assistance, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level