Registered Dietitian (Outpatient), Day Shift, Full Time (Spanish Speaking), 10k Hiring Incentive

Job Description

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:

Coordinates and monitors outpatient nutrition counseling services provided to outpatients and clients served including nutrition assessment and screening, development of nutrition and diet plans, counseling, completes progress notes, serves as a liaison and provides documentation in medical record to client's personal physician


Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent (some certifications will require Bachelor's): 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 nutrition assessment, reassessment and patient/family education
  Performs all responsibilities/duties required by Registered Dietitian as defined in the scope of practice, to ensure that the needs of patients are addressed
  
• Conducts and coordinates outpatient nutritional counseling sessions and services
  Follows ADA Medical Nutrition Therapy and other appropriate nutrition counseling protocols
  Complete required documentation and maintain organized files for client charts, participation data, and communication logs
  
• Acts as an educational resource for health care team personnel including dietetic interns, patients, family members and community
  Serves as instructor or assistant in presenting nutrition-related classes, seminars and workshops including tobacco treatment programs, heart and cancer prevention seminars, seniors' seminars, wellness and fitness seminars, etc
  
• 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, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter
Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

About Us

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 90 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities
Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.