Peregrine Team
Location
Salinas, CA | United States
Job description
Peregrine Team is hiring for a Clinical Dietitian in Salinas, CA. This position is a full-time, contract to hire role with full benefits and competitive pay.
$2,506/weekJob Duties:
Works under the supervision of the Clinical Nutrition Manager to provide nutritional care including (but not limited to): counseling to patients and their families, documenting and maintaining nutrition-related records, assessing nutrition status of patients and developing the patient plan of care, and acting as nutritional consultant to the health care team.
Act as the patient advocate and serves as a liaison between the healthcare team, food service operations and the patient.
Participates in the development of policies & procedures and standards of care for clinical services.
Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her unit.
Is able to demonstrate a high level of professionalism and productivity under the challenges of varying workloads and patient populations, and stress.
Assess patients for nutrition status and risk, develop and implement nutrition care plans and complete other related clinical activities.
Serves as Nutrition Consultant, resource person and educator for patients and medical personnel.
Participates in and facilitates teamwork through appropriate, timely and accurate communication and documentation to assure high quality and seamless patient care/service across the continuum of care.
Assists, and is proactive, in the development of, and compliance with, standards, policies and procedures.
Demonstrates and ensures high quality patient focused service while adhering to food safe practices and a high level of professionalism in interaction with patients, visitors and staff.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served.
Executes nutrition care activities and accurately completes associated records and documentation within established timeframes.
Demonstrates flexibility and a high level of professionalism during and in-between heavy workload periods.
Participates in on going education activities and department meetings as appropriate.
Is knowledgeable in, and complies with, hospital and department policies and procedures.
Utilizes in a cost-effective manner hospital supplies and equipment.
Maintains equipment and work areas in a sanitary and orderly condition.
Performs other duties as required.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics - Required
ServSafe Manager Certification via an accredited American National Standards Institute - Required
3 years clinical dietetics in acute care hospital and computer experience - Preferred
Shift: 40 hours- 5x8 (Days)
Email your resume to [email protected] ASAP or apply here for consideration.
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