Job Description
Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai! Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence! Cedars Sinai received the National Research Corporation's Consumer Choice Award 19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. We also were awarded the Advisory Board Company's Workplace of the Year, 3 years in a row. This annual award recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement.
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Cedars-Sinai's Clinical Nutrition Program has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Registered Dietitian II to contribute to our mission of providing world-class care.
Job Summary
What will you be doing in this role?
At Cedars-Sinai, our Registered Dietitians/Clinical Dietitians consistently demonstrate professional skills and abilities, with a broad knowledge base and strong clinical skills that are demonstrated in direct patient care, in consulting with patients, family/caregivers, physicians, nurses, and other allied health care professionals.
Responsibilities
As a Clinical Dietitian II at the Cedars-Sinai you will provide nutritional guidance to patients. You will assist in nutrition assessments and coordinate the nutrition care service needs for patients in an outpatient setting. Facilitate patients/family/caregiver/client active participation in establishing nutrition related goals and objectives. Collaborate and communicate with interdisciplinary team and the department leadership in the provision of quality care. Document care in the medical record. Contribute to health care team functions through the multidisciplinary care planning processes. Supervise the clinical nutrition care functions of the registered dietetic technicians (DTR)
Participate in
Participates in the development and/or revision of educational materials, guidelines, protocols and other resources to support clinical practice.
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Qualifications
Experience: Minimum two (2) years' experience as a clinical dietitian/registered dietitian in an acute care setting or environment consistent with job responsibilities
Organizational ability to include coordination of multiple projects within established timeframes, problem analysis and resolution, and excellent interpersonal skills. Patient oriented.
Educational Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Dietetics or Nutrition required.
M.S. in field related to job requirements preferred.
License/Certification Requirement's:
Certification as Registered Dietitian by the Commission of Dietetic Registration required.
Cedars Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the United States, and it is the largest private academic medical center in the Western United States. The Cedars Sinai main campus, which encompasses nearly 24 acres, is located at the point where the cities of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood meet. Cedars Sinai has been recognized annually by U.S. News & World Report’s top 10 best hospitals in the U.S. The institution most recently placed No. 7 among a select group of 20 Honor Roll hospitals and ranked nationally in a dozen specialties. In addition, Cedars Sinai ranked No. 3 in California and No. 2 in the Los Angeles metro area.
Within Cedars Sinai, the Institute for Research on Health Aging conducts multi-disciplinary research that prioritizes the prevention of cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive disease, and cancer. Our focus is on translating new research discoveries into pragmatic interventions aimed at promoting healthy aging across diverse populations. Our approach involves human physiology, cohort, and clinical trial studies and our team includes established experts in population, clinical, translational, basic, and data science.