Registered Dietitian, Full-Time, Day Shift

About the Position Location: 115 Mall Dr, Hanford, CA 93230 Shift: 8 hours, Day shift Job Summary Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients and residents with special needs and/or nutritional risk. Performs patient assessment and reassessment, delivers patient and family education, collaborates across the interdisciplinary team, develops nutrition plans of care, and documents all interventions in accordance with policy and practice standards. Acts as a competent clinician who delivers clinical care skillfully and effectively, utilizing appropriate technical and decision‑making skills. Job Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in Food and Nutrition or equivalent (required) Master’s Degree in Food and Nutrition (required only if eligibility for examination began on or after 01/01/24) Experience as a Clinical Dietitian (preferred) Dietetic Internship or its equivalent (required) Registered Dietitian (RD) license within 6 months of completing a residency program (required) Essential Functions Assess patients to determine nutritional risk. Provide quality nutritional care through nutrition plans, appropriate meal patterns, monitoring intake, and initiating relevant interventions. Conduct the initial nutritional assessment and ongoing reassessments, determining diagnosis and monitoring response to care plans. Set patient care priorities and assign personnel for effective use of skills and abilities. Administer medical nutrition therapy safely and accurately, documenting responses. Serve as an educational resource for the healthcare team, dietetic interns, patients, family members, and community. Orient and instruct new professional, registered, and assistive personnel on duties, assignments, and clinical activities. Provide learning opportunities to meet nutrition education needs of patients/families/significant others. Collect and assess data on patients’ nutritional condition and stability; supervise indirect data collection of assigned personnel. Perform other job‑related duties as assigned. Additional Information Sign‑On Incentive: $10,000 for eligible rehires and external hires who meet required qualifications and conditions for payment. #J-18808-Ljbffr