Dietitian I-II Spanish Bilingual

ABOUT THE POSITION

Riverside University Health System- Clinical Nutrition Department is seeking to fill a Dietitian I-II position for the Medical Center and MSC located in Moreno Valley, CA.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:



* Promotion of diabetes awareness in the community and participation in diabetes educational programs.


* Covering both Medical Center and MSC (cover diabetic clinics or other clinics as needed).

The most competitive candidates will possess:



* Dietetic Registration


* Bilingual in Spanish


* Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)


* Experience as a Dietitian

Work Schedule:Will be discussed during the interview.

Tentative:5/40; M-F 8am-4:30 pm or 9am to 5:30pm (weekends as needed)

DIETITIAN I Salary:$58,201.52 - $87,025.04 Annually

DIETITIAN II Salary: $61,037.18 - $94,493.22 Annually

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EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Provides nutritional assessment and determines through applications of various published standards whether individuals are at nutritional risk; designs, implements, and monitors specialized and individualized enteral and parental nutrition regimens; facilitates and monitors transitional feeding regimens.

• Serves as a resource on enteral nutrition delivery systems and educates patients, and/or family members, and health care team members on their use; acts as a resource for physicians, other health care professionals and the public on nutrition; participates in discharge planning for home nutrition support patients.

• Counsels patients individually and in group settings on special diets for various disease states; conducts classes, as appropriate, to special populations, i.e.: lactation, hypertension, cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes, weight reduction, childbirth, and infectious disease, etc.; evaluates nutrition education materials for patients and health care professionals; presents nutrition education programs to physicians and other members of the health care team.

• Counsels physicians, nursing, food service personnel and other professional staff as appropriate on implementation of medical nutrition therapy; conducts training for medical, paramedical, nursing, and food services unit personnel and patients and their families.

• Participates in chronic/risk reduction committees and clinics and in quality assurance programs; participates in chart reviews with other health care team members assessing patient nutritional needs; revises and modifies meal patterns as appropriate; supervises diet technicians; assists in special projects as assigned.

• May act for the Supervising Dietitian during absences or as directed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Possession of a valid Certificate of Registration as a dietitian as issued by the Commission of Dietetic Registration.

Dietitian I:

Education: Graduation from a recognized college with Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or related disciplines and compl...