Dietician II

About the Role

Provides nutrition education and clinical services within established guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Upholds Kaiser Permanente’s Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable state, federal, and local laws.
• Participates in establishing department strategic goals and priorities.
• Assesses member needs, establishes priorities, designs, develops, recommends, updates, implements, and evaluates programs, curriculum, materials (written and audiovisual), protocols, procedures, and standards for health/nutrition education.
• Plans, participates in, and evaluates community events and coordinates the use of community resources as appropriate.
• Implements nutrition care plans to include follow-up and referrals to government, community, and/or other Kaiser Permanente facilities for continuity of nutrition care.
• Educates/counsels members, family, and caregivers regarding health and nutrition in individual or group settings (classes).
• Develops meal plans as appropriate to meet members' lifestyle, socio-economic background, age, culture, diagnosis, and religious affiliation.
• Consults and educates physicians and other healthcare providers regarding member and population-specific nutrition/health-related issues.
• Participates in multidisciplinary care teams and committees.
• Collects data, plans, prepares, and implements reports for performance improvement and/or quality assurance audits.
• Develops grants and proposals for health/nutrition programs.
• Plans, conducts, and evaluates in-service education programs for department staff, the multidisciplinary care team, and physicians.
• Provides high-quality, evidence-based, efficient, customer-focused Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), including nutrition screening, assessment, care planning, and education for appropriate nutrition intervention.
• Develops, implements, and monitors an ongoing plan of care based on the screening and assessment of patient-specific nutrition care plans/education, considering the patient’s age, nutrition and psychosocial status, diagnosis, cultural background, and religious affiliation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food/Nutrition or related field.
• Master’s Degree in a related field and/or Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian (CNSD), Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC), Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR), Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP), or Fellow of the American Dietetic Association (FADA).
• Registered Dietitian within 6 months of hire; National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of mainframe and personal computing systems.
• Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communications.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership Environment.
• Pre-RDs may be considered if: candidate has completed the Supervised Practice Program (SPP) for RDs, no more than six (6) months has passed since completing the SPP, candidate has not previously failed the RD registration exam, and candidate must become an RD within six (6) months of completing the SPP to comply with California Law.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous individual, small group, and large group/classroom training/teaching experience.
• Spanish-speaking highly recommended.
• Experience in TPN, ED, and Bariatrics strongly preferred.

Schedule

• Monday–Friday (some Saturdays as needed).
• Variable hours; 2–3 evening shifts.
• Full-time, 40 hours per week.

Pay

$43.34 - $48.77 per hour.

Travel

Yes, 20% of the time.

Work Setting

Onsite at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Medical Offices, Los Angeles, California.