Dietician II (Bilingual)

About the role

Provides nutrition education and clinical services within established guidelines. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 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 and counsels members, family, and caregivers regarding health and nutrition in individual or group settings (classes).
• Develops meal plans 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 ongoing plan of care based on screening and assessment of patient-specific nutrition care plans/education, considering age, nutrition and psychosocial status, diagnosis, cultural background, and religious affiliation.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Food/Nutrition or related field.
• Master’s degree in 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).

License, Certification, Registration

• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD), as confirmed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• 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,
  • Candidate must become an RD within six (6) months of completing the SPP to comply with California Law.
• Current Registered Dietitian (RD). Pre-RD may be considered as written above.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) Level II required.

Additional Requirements

• 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.
• Must successfully pass or have passed the bilingual test (within the last 12 months), or be active in the QBS program.
• Required to travel between Riverside and South County for operational needs to help with Endocrinology and the MCP program.

Pay

$43.34 – $48.77 per hour

Schedule

• Part-time
• Scheduled weekly hours: 20
• Shift: Day
• Workdays: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Working hours: 08:30 AM – 05:00 PM
• Travel: 25% of the time