Registered Dietitian | Part Time | Day Shift | Nutritional Services

Registered Dietitian | Part Time | Day Shift | Nutritional Services Adventist Health – Petaluma, CA JOB DESCRIPTION Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients and residents identified with special needs or who meet nutritional risk criteria. Responsibilities include patient assessment and reassessment, patient and family education, interdisciplinary communication, nutritional plan of care development, and documentation of all interventions per policy and acceptable practice standards. Acts as a competent clinician delivering clinical care with appropriate technical and decision‑making skills. JOB REQUIREMENTS Education and Work Experience Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition or equivalent – Required Master's Degree – Required, only if eligibility for examination began on or after 1/1/24 Experience as a Clinical Dietitian – Preferred Dietetic internship or its equivalent – Required Licenses/Certifications Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of completion of residency program – Required Essential Functions Perform assessment of patients to determine nutritional risk, provide quality care through nutrition plans, monitor intake, initiate appropriate interventions, and deliver nutrition education. Conduct comprehensive initial nutritional assessment, ongoing reassessment, determine nutritional diagnosis, and evaluate the effectiveness of the care plan. Prioritize patient care, assign personnel to activities, administer medical nutrition therapy safely and accurately, and document responses. Serve as an educational resource for the health care team, patients, families, and community, orienting and instructing new staff on duties and clinical activities. Collect and assess direct data on patients’ nutritional condition and supervise indirect data collection by assigned personnel. Perform other job‑related duties as assigned. Organizational Requirements All associates must receive required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter. Vaccinations are required unless a medical or religious exemption applies. Adventist Health participates in E‑Verify. By applying, you acknowledge access to the E‑Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand their contents. #J-18808-Ljbffr