Travel Dietitian/Registered Dietitian - $2,786 per week in Bakersfield, CA

Dietitian/Registered Dietitian
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Agency: Cynet Health
Pay: $2,786 per week
Shift Information: Days - 5 days x 8 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 10/12/2026

About the Position

Job Title: Registered Dietitian Profession: Registered Dietitian Specialty: Registered Dietitian Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day Shift Hours per Shift: 8 hours Experience: Minimum years of experience preferred License: Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of completion of residency program Certifications: None required Must-Have: Bachelor's Degree in food and nutrition or equivalent; Master's Degree required only if eligibility for examination began on or after 1/1/24; Dietetic internship or its equivalent required Description: Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients identified with special needs and/or those who meet nutritional risk criteria. Provides nutritional care which includes patient assessment and reassessment, patient and family education, interdisciplinary communication, nutritional plan of care development, and documentation of all interventions in accordance with policy and acceptable practice standards. Acts as a competent clinician who provides clinical care in a skilled and effective manner, utilizing appropriate technical and decision-making skills. Performs assessment of patients to determine those at nutritional risk. Provides quality nutritional care through utilization of nutrition plans; facilitating appropriate meal patterns, monitoring nutritional intake, initiating appropriate interventions, and providing nutritional education. Responsible for the comprehensive initial nutritional assessment and ongoing reassessment of the patient's nutritional condition and stability, and determination of nutritional diagnosis. Responsible for the nutritional evaluation of the patient's response to the effectiveness of the implementation of the plan of care. Sets patient care priorities appropriately. Assigns personnel to patient care activities for effective utilization of skills and abilities within their job description, scope of practice, and level of competency. Responsible for medical nutrition therapy administration in a safe and accurate manner, monitoring, documenting, including patient response. Acts as an educational resource for healthcare team personnel including dietetic interns, patients, family members, and the community. Orients/instructs new professional, registered and assistive and ancillary personnel on job duties, assignments, and clinical activities. Provides learning opportunities to meet the nutrition education needs of patients, family, and significant others. Responsible for direct data collection and assessment of the patient's nutritional condition and stability. Supervises indirect data collection of assigned personnel. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• BLS
• Pharmacology
• Skills Checklist
• Specialty Exam