Registered Dietitian - Per Diem - La Jolla
About The Position
This casual (per diem) position is based at the Scripps Memorial campus in La Jolla and may support other Scripps campuses as needed. The dietitian helps provide coverage for leaves of absence, paid time off, and additional departmental needs. Flexibility to work weekends is required. The Clinical Nutrition team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition care to patients in an acute care setting. The role uses technical skills in clinical assessment, nutritional risk screening, developing, implementing, and monitoring nutrition care plans, patient education, and follow-up. Patients served range from pediatrics to geriatrics. The position requires compliance with JCAHO Standards, Title XXII, and other applicable regulatory requirements, and the ability to provide appropriate age-specific patient care for the environment and job title.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or master's degree.
- Registered Dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Flexibility to work weekends.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC).
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES).
- Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR).
- Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition (CSO).
- Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition (CSG).
Responsibilities
- Provide coverage for leaves of absence, paid time off, and additional departmental needs.
- Provide medical nutrition therapy and nutrition care to patients in an acute care setting.
- Conduct clinical assessments and screen patients for nutritional risk.
- Develop, implement, and monitor nutrition care plans.
- Provide patient education and follow-up.
- Provide age-specific patient care to patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics.
- Comply with JCAHO Standards, Title XXII, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
