Sr. Registered Dietitian, Full Time, Days, Hybrid
About The Position
Located in beautiful Northern California, Adventist Health Clear Lake has been a leading healthcare provider in Lake County since 1968. We are comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and provide primary and specialty care services at clinics throughout the area to best serve our community. Lake County is home to Clear Lake, California's largest natural freshwater lake, surrounded by charming small towns, beautiful mountains, vineyards and orchards. This area is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts, with some of the best bass fishing, rural trails for hiking and biking, all the while being only two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento Valley or Pacific Coast. Job Summary: Assesses the nutritional status of patients, translates physician ordered diets to meet individual patient needs and develops care plans. Provides nutritional care for inpatients and outpatients. Establishes and maintains active communications with patients, physicians, nurses and other dietitians and the Nutritional Services Staff. Provides clinical care efficiently and effectively using a high level of technical and organizational skills as well as critical thinking ability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent: 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): Required
Nice To Haves
- Three years' technical experience: Preferred
- Leadership experience: Preferred
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics membership: Preferred
Responsibilities
- Coordinates with clinical staff to create a nutritional plan for patients by assessing the needs of patients. Reviews patient records and assesses best course of action for nutrition therapy and services and documents the plan of care in the clinical record.
- Identifies potential for problems by direct observation or analysis of data and institutes corrective action. Individualizes plan of care to meet patients' personal care, safety, mobility, dietary and specialized needs.
- Communicates (verbal, written and through database) with other clinical team members, ensuring that all members of the healthcare team are aware of the nutritional needs for each patient. Communicates with appropriate staff any newly identified patient nutritional risk factors, patient requests for education or patient complaints so that they can be addressed.
- Ensures compliance with hospital and departmental policies and regulatory agencies at all times.
- Performs counselling and nutritional health teaching to patients.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Hospitals
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
