Located in beautiful Northern California, Adventist Health Clear Lake has been a leading healthcare provider in Lake County since 1968. We are comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and provide primary and specialty care services at clinics throughout the area to best serve our community.
Lake County is home to Clear Lake, Californias largest natural freshwater lake, surrounded by charming small towns, beautiful mountains, vineyards, and orchards. This area is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts, with some of the best bass fishing, rural trails for hiking and biking, all the while being only two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento Valley, or Pacific Coast.
Job Summary: Assesses the nutritional status of patients, translates physician-ordered diets to meet individual patient needs, and develops care plans. Provides nutritional care for inpatients and outpatients. Establishes and maintains active communications with patients, physicians, nurses, and other dietitians and the Nutritional Services Staff. Provides clinical care efficiently and effectively using a high level of technical and organizational skills, as well as critical thinking ability.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience: • Bachelors Degree or equivalent (some certifications will require Bachelors): Required • Masters Degree: Required, only if eligibility for examination began on or after 1/1/24 • Three years technical experience: Preferred • Leadership experience: Preferred • Dietetic internship or its equivalent: Required
Licenses/Certifications: • Registered Dietitian (RD): Required • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics membership: Preferred
Essential Functions: • Coordinates with clinical staff to create a nutritional plan for patients by assessing the needs of patients. • Reviews patient records and assesses best course of action for nutrition therapy and services, and documents the plan of care in the clinical record. • Identifies potential for problems by direct observation or analysis of data and institutes corrective action. • Individualizes plan of care to meet patients personal care, safety, mobility, dietary, and specialized needs. • Communicates (verbal, written, and through database) with other clinical team members, ensuring that all members of the healthcare team are aware of the nutritional needs for each patient. • Communicates with appropriate staff any newly identified patient nutritional risk factors, patient requests for education, or patient complaints, so that they can be addressed. • Ensures compliance with hospital and departmental policies and regulatory agencies at all times. • Performs counselling and nutritional health teaching to patients. • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements: Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living Gods love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope.