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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Baldwin Park, CA
Baldwin Park, California

About this job

Description: Provides nutrition education & clinical services within established guidelines.

Essential Functions:

Upholds KP's Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws

Participates in establishing department strategic goals & priorities

Assesses member needs, establishes priorities, designs, develops, recommends, updates, implements & evaluates programs, curriculum, materials (written & audiovisual), protocols, procedures & standards for health/nutrition education

Plans, participates & evaluates community events & coordinates use of community resources as appropriate

Implements nutrition care plans to include follow-up & referrals to government, community and/or other KP facilities for continuity of nutrition care

Educates/counsels members, family & caregivers regarding health & nutrition on an individual or group setting (classes)

Develops meal plans as appropriate to meet member's lifestyle, socio-economic background, age, culture, diagnosis & religious affiliation

Consults & educates physicians & other health care providers regarding member & population specific nutrition/health related issues

Participates in multidisciplinary care teams & committees

Collects data, plans, prepares & implements reports for performance improvement and/or quality assurance audits

Develops grants & proposals for health/nutrition programs

Plans, conducts & evaluates in-service education programs for department staff, the multidisciplinary care team & physicians

Individual Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)

Provides high quality, evidence-based, efficient, customer-focused MNT, including nutrition screening, assessment, care planning & education for appropriate nutrition intervention

Develops, implements & monitors ongoing plan of care based on the screening & assessment of the patient specific nutrition care plans/education & based on the patient's age, nutrition & psychosocial status, diagnosis, cultural background & religious affiliation

Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

Previous experience in providing and coordinating health education services (usually 1 year) and/or hospital experience.

Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition or related field.

Must be a current Registered Dietitian (RD), as confirmed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Pre-RDs may be considered if candidate has completed the Supervised Practice Program (SPP) for RDs, AND not more than six (6)months have passed since completing the SPP, AND candidate has not previously failed the RD registration exam, AND candidate must become a RD within six (6) months of completing the SPP to comply with California Law.

National Provider Identifier (NPI) required.

Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.

Demonstrates working knowledge of mainframe and personal computing systems.

Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal, written and verbal communications.

Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership Environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, CCS Paneled.

Notes:

This is a budgeted RD position for CCS Program.

Will help with increase in membership with additional in-patient admissions and out-patient appointments.

Primary Location: California,Baldwin Park,Baldwin Park Hospital 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun Working Hours Start: 8:30 AM Working Hours End: 5:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUHW Job Level: Individual Contributor Job Category: Nutrition / Food Services Department: Nutrition Services Travel: No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.

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