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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Flexible, but usually 8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday. 8-hour days, 5 days a week. Rotates weekends and holidays.
Posted Date
04/18/2024
Salary Range: $37.83 - 49.89 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
15379

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Clinical Nutrition Manager, the Clinical Dietitian has responsibilities for the medical nutrition therapy of inpatients in a specialized area like cardiology, med/surgery, GI, renal, organ transplant, liver disease, neurology, head/neck, oncology, critical care, ED, Peds, NICU and overflow.   

 

Responsibilities include:

  • Assessment, documentation, implementation, monitoring and reassessment of the care plan
  • Patient education; referral for further care at discharge from UCLA health network.  
  • NFPE and malnutrition.   
  • Communicates with and works as a team member, interacting with dietetic technicians, food service personnel, nurses, physicians, patients, and other healthcare team members.
  • Participates in departmental activities, including performance improvement.  Attends meetings and rounds. 
  • This role does not cover the same units daily, instead, it covers the units that need coverage.

 

Salary range: $37.83- 49.89 Hourly

Job Qualifications

  • Registered Dietitian with 4 years of experience or Registered Dietician with 2 years of experience plus a Master's degree.
  • Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RD/RDN) registered with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Commission on Dietetic Registration.

 

Preferred:

  • Large academic hospital experience preferred