Clinical Supervising Dietician

Overview

Natividad is seeking to fill a permanent full-time Clinical Supervising Dietitian to supervise the Dietary staff and programs to ensure that patient assessment and dietary consultative requirements as well as patient nutritional requirements are met by the Hospital Food Services’ nutritional division; and performs other related duties as required. This incumbent reports to the Hospital Director of Food Services.

(Natividad may offer up to a $15,000.00 sign-on bonus to candidates hired into a full-time position)

Specific Skills
Required Certification: Possession of a Registered Dietitian certificate issued by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR), the credentialing agency for the American Dietetic Association, as mandated by State of California law. Some positions may also require specialized certifications such as Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). (Please ensure that the name on your license/certification either matches the name on your application or is indicated somewhere on your application, as all licenses/certifications will be verified via primary source) Thorough knowledge of:
  • Nutritional therapy.
  • Clinical and biochemical data.
  • Educational techniques, interviewing process, nutritional assessment and motivational techniques and strategies.
  • Charting in patient medical records and recordkeeping.
General knowledge of:
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement Program (CQI).
  • The operations and functions of an acute-care hospital.
  • TJC certification and regulations for dietary requirements.
  • Select, train, direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate paraprofessional, technical, and professional staff.
Skill and Ability to:
  • Interpret clinical, biochemical and lifestyle data to be used in nutrition education.
  • Perform nutrition history and 24-hour recall interviews.
  • Perform dietary evaluations, identify problems, and suggest appropriate interventions.
  • Document counseling process.
  • Supervise Dietitians and Dietary Aides.
  • Practice and promote standard safety procedures.
  • Communicate effectively with professional medical staff, food service workers, patients of diverse ethnicity and educational backgrounds.
  • Maintain cooperative relationships with coworkers, the public, and all others contacted through the course of work.
Responsible For
  • Plans, directs, leads, and evaluates the work of Registered Dietitians and Dietary Aides.
  • Ensures Dietitians are providing appropriate diets to patients as prescribed by practitioners.
  • Provides for and maintains the therapeutic diet manual, in conjunction with medical staff.
  • Ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines and the use of observations, auditing, and inspections of diets provided to patients.
  • Audits and ensures the proper documentation of the patient counseling process, recordkeeping, and patient file maintenance performed by Clinical Dietitians and Dietitian Aides.
  • Assists in the development and updates of dietetic policies and procedure for the Nutritional Services division of the Department.
  • Advises Dietitian Aides on processing diet orders, calculating menu adjustments, and mixing nutritional supplements for patients on regular and special diets.
  • Provides guidance to the Director of Food Services regarding menu planning and review for nutritional adequacy, and developing and updating dietetic policies and procedures, may serve as DFS in the absence.
  • Performs regular duties of a Dietitian, including advising medical staff on the clinical efficacy of diet orders and recommending Medical Nutrition Therapy; calculating nutritional intake and assesses nutritional adequacy; providing nutrition education counseling to in-patients and out-patients; documenting assessments and pertinent nutrition information in patient medical records, and conducting in-service training.
  • Develops, evaluates, and updates nutrition education materials.
Additional Requirements
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
  • Natividad requires that all incumbents pass a pre-employment physical/medical assessment.
  • Natividad will conduct a thorough background and reference check process which includes a Department of Justice fingerprint check.
  • Employees who drive on County business to carry out job related duties must possess a valid CA Driver License for the class vehicle driven.
  • Employees must have and show their original Social Security Card and a valid CA Driver License or CA State ID prior to the first day of work.
  • Incumbents may be required to work all shifts, including weekends and holidays; and work with potentially hazardous and infectious substances.
Job Nature
Full Time
Educational Requirements

EXAMPLES OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/TRAINING 
Any combination of training, education, and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities and required conditions of employment listed above is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is:
  • Possession of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited University in Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Science or Related Science;
AND
  • Two (2) years of work experience equivalent to a Dietitian with County of Monterey.

Experience Requirements
Two (2)
Job Location
Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd. Salinas, CA
Salary
$46.726 - $63.818 Hourly
Other Benefits
http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/human-resources/human-resources/benefits/benefit-summary-sheet

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Natividad

1441 Constitution Blvd.
Salinas, CA 93906
(831) 783-2700