Registered Dietitian - Per Diem - Chula Vista
About The Position
This casual, per diem Registered Dietitian position is based at Scripps Mercy campus in Chula Vista and may support other Scripps campuses as needed. The role provides 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, serving patients from pediatrics through geriatrics. The work includes clinical assessments, screening for nutritional risk, developing, implementing, and monitoring nutrition care plans, providing education, and follow-up. The position requires compliance with JCAHO Standards, Title XXII, and other applicable regulatory requirements, as well as providing age-specific patient care appropriate to the environment and job title.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree.
- Registered Dietitian credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Flexibility to work weekends is required.
Nice To Haves
- One of the following specialty certifications is preferred: 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), or Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition (CSG).
Responsibilities
- 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 nutrition education and follow-up.
- Provide appropriate age-specific patient care to patients from pediatrics through geriatrics.
- Comply with JCAHO Standards, Title XXII, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Support coverage for leaves of absence, paid time off, and additional departmental needs, including at other Scripps campuses as needed.
Benefits
- Transitional and professional development programs.
