Dietitian

Encompass Health • Bakersfield, CA

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About The Position

As a Dietitian at Encompass Health, you will promote health and wellness through personalized nutrition plans. You will assess patients’ nutritional needs, develop and implement dietary plans, educate patients about healthy eating, provide instruction on post-discharge diets, and monitor nutritional status. You will work with patients and other care professionals to support patient well-being in the community.

Requirements

• Registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association.
• State licensure.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited institution, with a major in Food & Nutrition.

Nice To Haves

• Membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• One year of clinical dietetics experience.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with and counsel patients according to physician orders and diet instructions.
• Communicate with physicians and other disciplines involved in patient care.
• Evaluate referral orders to determine whether nutrition intake methods are adequate.
• Document pertinent information in patients’ medical records according to established standards.
• Implement nutritional care plans, adapt menus, and assist patients with special dietary needs.
• Conduct calorie counts and make appropriate recommendations.
• Review, revise, and sign off on menus for nutritional adequacy.
• Assess patients’ nutritional needs, develop dietary plans, provide education on healthy eating, instruct patients on post-discharge diets, and monitor their nutritional status.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Paid time off that accrues over time.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• A supportive, inclusive, and caring work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time