Dietitian

Location

Woodland, CA | United States

Job description

Overview

Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital is Yolo County’s largest health care provider serving the community since 1905. Woodland Memorial Hospital is a 108-bed acute care facility offering the most comprehensive range of health care services in Yolo County including inpatient and outpatient surgical services family birth center/labor and delivery emergency services home health services palliative care inpatient mental health services sleep disorders center and cancer care services. With strong ties to our community we believe in providing compassionate high-quality health care to you and your family close to home. Woodland Memorial Hospital is part of Dignity Health one of the nation’s largest health care systems with a 22-state network. For more information please visit our website at

Provides medical nutritional therapy to patients by assessing nutritional status, developing a plan of care to maintain or improve nutritional status, periodically evaluating the patient's response to the plan of care, and modifying it as required for optimal outcomes. Counsels patients and/or families about food requirement, eating habits, and therapeutic nutrition.

Responsibilities

1 Daily Operations and Procedures

1.1 Completes patient nutritional assessment and establishes plan of care for patient's nutritional requirements; utilizes assessment and evaluation techniques that consider the varied needs of age-specific populations as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns.

1.2 Documents assessment, plan, actions and patients' progress.

1.3 Develops, reviews, updates and implements educational materials to meet the needs of patients and clinical professionals. Serves as an expert resource and collaborates with the multi-disciplinary medical team on any nutrition-related matters.

1.4 Participate in care planning meetings, rounds, and test trays in the kitchen.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum one year experience as a Registered Dietitian; (Exception: When staffing permits, with enough experienced Clinical Dieticians to support a trainee, applicants who have completed a one year accredited internship and are RD eligible may be considered.)
• Working experience in an acute care hospital highly preferred.

Licensure:

• Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian.

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