Registered Dietician

Job description

Salary Range: $33.37 - $45.99
Pay rates are determined based on experience and internal equity.
Position Summary:
• The Registered Dietitian reports to the Director of Food and Nutrition Services.
• The Registered Dietitian will be a District Dietitian providing medical nutrition therapy to patients at both the CCC and the acute hospital as assigned by the Director of Food and Nutrition Services.
• Responsible for the nutritional needs of patients through the coordination of activities related to medical nutrition therapy and the multidisciplinary care team.
• Performs medical nutrition therapy for patients who are infants, children, adolescents or an adult.
• Works well under stress or tight deadlines.
• Establishes and maintains effective, courteous and respectful working relationships with patients, families, members of the medical and nursing staffs as well as co-workers.

District Responsibility:
• Supports the District mission and values.
• Demonstrates respect, professionalism and courtesy to all patients, visitors, other providers and co-workers, as delineated in the LVMC “Commitment to Care”.
• Constantly use C-I-CARE principles when communicating with others.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Engages in ongoing professional development

Position Duties/Responsibility:
• Conducts assessments; develops and recommends evidence-based nutrition interventions, including therapeutic diets; develops and implements care plans and provides nutrition counseling to the patient and/or the patient’s family members at the Acute Hospital and CCC.
• Refer to Acute Registered Dietitian job description for job duties when working at the acute
• Refer to CCC Registered Dietitian job description for job duties when working at the CCC
• Provides medical nutrition therapy to individuals and groups in an outpatient setting.
• Participates in community health and wellness events.
• Completes continuing education units in compliance with Commission on Dietetic Registration requirements.
• Other duties assigned

Position Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics.
• Must provide statement of ‘Registration Eligible’ and take the exam within 6 months of hire.
• Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), registration eligible individuals will be considered.
• Skills/Ability:

• Strong communication skills.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations.
• Safety requirements.
• Quality improvement principles.
• Maintain records in an organized manner.
• Maintain the department's CMS and California state accreditation.
• Establishes and maintains effective, positive working relations with departmental employees, hospital staff, medical staff and patients.
• Assures safe practices and techniques are used in the department.
• Communicates policies to hospital and dietary employees.

LVMC reserves the right to modify the minimum requirements depending on the needs of the organization.