Registered Dietitian

Job Description

Job Description

Join the Team Voted Best Place to Work in North County!

Why Work for Gary and Mary West PACE?

Because you're looking for more than just a job - you want work/life balance and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of North County seniors and their families.

At Gary and Mary West PACE, we support your personal and professional well-being with:

• Generous pay and a comprehensive benefits package focused on your health and wellness.
• 11 paid holidays, 16 days of PTO, and 5 days of sick time.
• A 5% employer match to our 403(b) retirement plan.
• No on-call time – because your time matters.

We invest in our team with an annual education allowance and a commitment to professional growth, helping you expand your skills and advance your career.

You'll thrive in a supportive, mission-driven culture where collaboration feels like family. As part of our multi-disciplinary team, your voice is heard, and your work is truly valued.

Join us and do your best work-because here, your contribution matters.

About PACE

Philanthropists Gary and Mary West founded West Health with the mission of enabling seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life, and independence. The Gary and Mary West PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly), affiliated with West Health ( is a non-profit that delivers medical, social, and behavioral services to the frail elderly to the North County of San Diego. This PACE center is entrepreneurial in nature and focuses on innovations and bringing new processes to the traditional PACE environment.

We're looking for passionate healthcare providers who want to be part of a team dedicated to enable seniors to live in their communities as independently as possible by providing compassionate, comprehensive health and supportive care.

One Team One Mission

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Center Director, the Dietitian displays a comprehensive knowledge of clinical nutrition and therapeutic diets; completes participant nutritional assessments and reassessments as needed; obtains participant food preferences and observes for adherence to dietary modifications; determines adequacy of current diet and supplements when necessary; conducts meal rounds and sanitation inspections; provides nutrition education to participants, caregivers, and PACE program staff.

Essential Functions:

• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT); perform initial, unscheduled, and annual assessments of participants; and develops and implements the nutritional plan of care, including physician orders for special diets, for each participant.
• Participate in the development and implementation of QAPI activities.
• Responsible for oversight of dietary aide and kitchen operations.
• Monitor therapeutic diets and special dietary modifications and communicate concerns with interdisciplinary team; determine each participant's need for liquid nutritional supplements; and order as needed.
• Monitor participant food intake; follow up with dietary aide, interdisciplinary team, and participants with comments/concerns.
• Assess participants' access to food and make appropriate referrals to interdisciplinary team for: meal preparation evaluation, Meals on Wheels, sack lunches, grocery shopping needs, and meal preparation provided.
• Communicate with in-home service providers regarding participants' meal preparation skills, safety in the kitchen, stock of groceries, and intake of food and fluids at home as needed.
• Monitor adequacy of lunch and snack menus for the center.
• Update sack lunch list, supplement sheet, and feeding room guide as needed.
• Monitor stock in refrigerator, freezer, and dry storage as needed.
• Communicate regularly with vendors.
• Monitor dietary expenditures, complete budget reports, anticipate projected budgetary needs, and discuss with supervisor.
• Maintain safe and sanitary working environment; and follow PACE program safety policies and procedures; handle potentially infectious specimens with appropriate biohazard precautions and practice Universal Precautions.
• Provide basic nutrition and sanitation education for participants, families, primary caregivers, and/or PACE program staff as needed.
• Participate in wound care meetings with updates on participants' nutritional status; family meetings; and work area development and department meetings.
• Responsible for staff hiring, orientation, training, and development, and performance appraisal; set clear expectations and assign appropriate authority to staff; hold staff accountable for their scope of work and compliance to company policies and procedures.
• Interact in a courteous, pleasant, and friendly manner with participants and families, PACE program staff, and staff at contracted facilities, as applicable; and demonstrate effective partnership management skills.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all company procedures, results, and information about participants or families.
• Attend and participate in all staff meetings, in-services, projects, and committees as assigned.
• Adhere to and support the center's policies, practices, and procedures.
• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner; and perform all other related duties as assigned.
• Be flexible in schedule of hours worked.
• May require use of personal vehicle.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Certification:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in food science, nutrition, and/or dietetics.
• Certified by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a Registered Dietitian.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) /First Aid Certification required
• Current driver's license and proof of auto insurance required

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of one (1) year of documented experience working with the frail elderly population.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical nutrition and therapeutic diets; and ability to assess clients' nutritional needs.
• Skilled in medical terminology, including knowledge of the appropriate documentation for completing written assessments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication with employees, participants, and the public.
• Must have CACFP knowledge.
• May require use of personal vehicle.

Medical Clearance:

Employees must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact.

Job offers are contingent upon a successful pre-employment drug screen, background check, and physical assessment.

Gary and Mary West PACE provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, military and veteran status, age, physical and mental disability, genetic characteristics, gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation or any other considerations made unlawful by applicable state or local laws.