Registered Dietitian, Clinical Dietitians (Full-Time, Day Shift)

Central to all that California has to offer, Adventist Health Bakersfield has
been providing an extraordinary team of world-class physicians, top-notch
medical technology, caring professionals and award-winning quality since 1910.
We are comprised of a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty
care medical offices. As one of America's fastest growing cities, Bakersfield
offers affordable housing on the West Coast, beautiful weather, high-quality
education and it is just a few hours away from Yosemite and Sequoia National
Parks, the Central California Coast and Southern California's great sports,
theaters, concerts and amusement parks.

Job Summary

Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients and residents identified
with special needs and/or those who meet nutritional risk criteria. Provides
nutritional care which includes patient assessment and reassessment, patient and
family education, interdisciplinary communication, nutritional plan of care
development, and documentation of all interventions in accordance with policy
and acceptable practice standards. Acts as a competent clinician who provides
clinical care in a skilled and effective manner, utilizing appropriate technical
and decision-making skills.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience

* Bachelor’s Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent: Required
* Master's Degree: Required, only if eligibility for examination began on or
after 1/1/24
* Experience as a Clinical Dietitian: Preferred
* Dietetic internship or its equivalent: Required

Licenses/Certifications

* Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of completion of residency program:
Required

Essential Functions

* Performs assessment of patients to determine those at nutritional risk.
Provides quality nutritional care through utilization of nutrition plans;
facilitating appropriate meal patterns, monitoring nutritional intake,
initiating appropriate interventions, and providing nutritional education.
* Responsible for the comprehensive initial nutritional assessment and ongoing
reassessment of the patient's nutritional condition and stability and
determination of nutritional diagnosis. Responsible for the nutritional
evaluation of the patient's response to effectiveness of the implementation
of the plan of care.
* Sets patient care priorities appropriately. Assigns personnel to patient care
activities for effective utilization of skills and abilities within their job
description, scope of practice and level of competency. Responsible for
medical nutrition therapy administration in a safe and accurate manner,
monitoring, documenting, including patient response.
* Acts as an educational resource for health care team personnel including
dietetic interns, patients, family members and community. Orients/instructs
new professional, registered and assistive and ancillary personnel on job
duties, assignments and clinical activities of the unit. Provides learning
opportunities to meet the nutrition education needs of
patients/family/significant others.
* Responsible for direct date collection and data assessment of the patient's
nutritional condition and stability. Supervises indirect data collection of
assigned personnel.
* Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and
patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required
vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where
applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving
more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of
care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and
values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and
hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and
talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff,
and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring
health, wholeness and hope.