Registered Dietitian, Per Diem, 8 Hour Day Shift

Cedars-Sinai • Marina del Rey, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Make a difference every single day! At Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Registered Dietitian to contribute to our mission of providing world-class care.

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian is responsible for assessment, evaluation, planning, and monitoring of nutrition provision.
• Collaborates with the patient, family/caregiver, physician, nurses and other allied health care professionals, food service and the department leadership in the provision of care.
• The Dietitian develops resources to support practice or departmental needs.
• Adheres to the established Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitians as applicable to the clinical setting.
• Adheres to the ADA code of ethics for the profession of dietetics.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and implements nutritional assessments by collaborating with patient/ client and facilitates to assess needs, resources, and to establish mutual nutrition related goals.
• Communicates nutrition recommendations effectively to medical staff and care team in rounds and in interdisciplinary care meetings. Documents information in the medical record.
• Evaluates patients' nutritional related education needs. Provides education and documents in the medical record. Develops and/or revises patient educational materials and other resources to support clinical practice in conjunction with peers and management.
• Collaborates with other professionals in developing and follow-up on the plan of care per policy.
• In conjunction with management, implements quality practice by studying, and following, policies and procedures and practice guidelines. Contributes to continuous quality improvement and takes initiative on quality improvement issues.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of practice and revises practice as needed to incorporate the results of evaluation.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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