Clinical Dietitian

Job Description

Your experience matters

UC Davis Health Rehabilitation Health Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Clinical Dietitian joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

A Clinical Dietitian who excels in this role:

• Plans and implements patient nutrition care in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, evidence-based clinical guidelines, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with the Nutritional Services Manager to ensure accurate and appropriate food service is provided to patients.
• Completes annual competency assessments and maintains a professional growth and development portfolio to sustain required registration, licensure, and/or certification.
• Performs duties in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, organizational policies and procedures, and evidence-based clinical guidelines.
• Practices within the defined Scope of Practice.
• Participates in the development and management of the department budget.
• Contributes to the planning and implementation of the hospital's strategic initiatives in support of its mission and vision.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures related to patient nutrition care.
• Participates in the hospital's performance improvement program by collecting, aggregating, analyzing, and acting upon data related to key clinical nutrition indicators.
• Develops the annual QAPI department plan, including all required components, and presents monthly reports to designated hospital committees in accordance with facility policy.
• Participates in quality assurance activities to ensure oral nutrition therapies provided through the culinary department are safe, accurate, and compliant with established standards.
• Participates in regulatory surveys by instructing staff on appropriate conduct and disclosure requirements, maintaining an active presence during survey activities, coordinating the timely collection of requested information, implementing corrective actions as appropriate, and collaborating with other departments to develop plans of correction when needed.
• Serves on committees as required by organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and/or assignment by the immediate supervisor.

Direct Patient Care

• Conducts initial assessments and reassessments on all patients admitted to the hospital.
• Ensure proper completion of documentation (assessments, care plans, education, discharge planning)
• Prescribes nutrition therapy to meet estimated needs and monitors tolerance
• Provides ongoing reassessment to ensure optimal nutrition therapy is provided
• Participates with interdisciplinary team meetings to develop, implement, and monitor the nutrition care plan
• Interviews patients, family members, legal representatives, and/or significant others to obtain diet history, food preferences, and other pertinent information needed to develop and/or update plan of care
• Advocates for patient to protect and promote patients' rights, and accommodate individual needs and cultural/religious preferences.
• Involves the patient/family in planning objectives and goals for the patient.
• Conducts nutrition education individually and in classes to patients, families, staff, and community as appropriate.
• Conducts meal rounds to ensure patients are receiving therapy that meets patient's needs
• Coordinates with culinary department to resolve patients' concerns or dissatisfactions with diet or meal service.

What we're looking for

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree or higher in dietetics or nutrition related field. Additional requirements include:

• Registration from the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• State licensure/certification if required by the state. Registered dietitians awaiting approval of state licensure/certification may practice under a provisional license if the state licensing board allows. Provisional dietitians must have all documentation in the medical record co-signed by a state licensed dietitian.
• Previous experience in acute care setting is strongly preferred

Schedule: PRN (on call)

This position does not have a set weekly schedule. You'll be called in to work when extra help is needed-such as covering for someone, handling busy periods, or filling gaps in the schedule. Hours can vary from week to week, and there's no guaranteed hours.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits : Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO : Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth : Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being : Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development : Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

More about UC Davis Health Rehabilitation Health Hospital

UC Davis Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a 52-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital that has provided exceptional care to the Northern California community for more than three years. The hospital is proud to be accredited by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ), a nationally recognized accrediting organization that evaluates and certifies healthcare organizations and programs across the United States.

Hourly range: $60/hour

EEOC Statement

UC Davis Health Rehabilitation Health Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. UC Davis Health Rehabilitation Health Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

About Us

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

About the Team

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.