Registered Dietitian (Outpatient), Diabetes Education, Day Shift, Part Time

Adventist Health • Bakersfield, CA

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About The Position

Central to all that California has to offer, Adventist Health Bakersfield has been providing an extraordinary team of world-class physicians, top-notch medical technology, caring professionals and award-winning quality since 1910. We are comprised of a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty care medical offices. As one of America's fastest growing cities, Bakersfield offers affordable housing on the West Coast, beautiful weather, high-quality education and it is just a few hours away from Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, the Central California Coast and Southern California's great sports, theaters, concerts and amusement parks. Job Summary: Coordinates and monitors outpatient nutrition counseling services provided to outpatients and clients served including nutrition assessment and screening, development of nutrition and diet plans, counseling, completes progress notes, serves as a liaison and provides documentation in medical record to client’s personal physician.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent (some certifications will require Bachelor’s): Required
• Master's Degree: Required, only if eligibility for examination began on or after 1/1/24
• Dietetic internship or its equivalent: Required
• Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of completion of residency program: Required

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a Clinical Dietitian: Preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs nutrition assessment, reassessment and patient/family education.
• Performs all responsibilities/duties required by Registered Dietitian as defined in the scope of practice, to ensure that the needs of patients are addressed.
• Conducts and coordinates outpatient nutritional counseling sessions and services.
• Follows ADA Medical Nutrition Therapy and other appropriate nutrition counseling protocols.
• Complete required documentation and maintain organized files for client charts, participation data, and communication logs.
• Acts as an educational resource for health care team personnel including dietetic interns, patients, family members and community.
• Serves as instructor or assistant in presenting nutrition-related classes, seminars and workshops including tobacco treatment programs, heart and cancer prevention seminars, seniors’ seminars, wellness and fitness seminars, etc.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees