Dietitian

Overview

Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1931 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino California. The hospital offers a full complement of services including the Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute an award-winning orthopedics program surgical weight loss and is an official Neurovascular Stroke Center as designated by ICEMA. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nation's five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stbernardinemedical for more information.

Responsibilities

• As our Clinical Dietitian I, you will assess the nutritional status of our patients using recognized assessment tools. You will take great pride in recommending and counseling patients, family, and caregivers on the appropriate nutrition plan to improve the patient's health and well-being.

Every day, you will work with the general patient population and patients in more complex levels of care under the supervision of a Clinical Dietitian II or Clinical Dietitian Lead to perform nutritional assessments using age and gender-appropriate standards and cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. You will conduct routine screenings to identify patients at nutritional risk and collaborate within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care for those needing a higher level of care, all while demonstrating excellent customer service to patients, families, and caregivers.

If you are committed to social justice and health equity and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops an intervention plan which includes appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription unique to patient's specific needs, in accordance with physicians' orders.

• Monitors and evaluates patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan in a timely and thorough manner in the medical record.

• Updates plan of care as necessary and follows up with the patient as needed.

• Collaborates within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher level of care.

• Collaborates with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree with completion of accredited dietitian program (ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition Dietetics.)

• Experience with specific patient populations (e.g. pediatric bariatric ICU etc.) may be required.

• Two (2) years of experience as a hospital clinical dietitian. Working experience in an acute care hospital highly preferred

Licensure:

• Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

• Current ServSafe Allergen and Food Handler Certifications.