Registered Dietitian Bakersfield, CA

Job Overview

Job Description

Maxim Healthcare Staffing is seeking a Registered Dietitian who is responsible for the provision of optimal nutrition therapy to all patients by conducting detailed nutrition assessments, developing care plans, monitoring on-going medical conditions, providing nutrition education, and participating in multi-disciplinary rounds/communication in order to provide superlative patient care and nutrition education to patients, patient families and staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Completes nutritional assessment including:
o Assesses initial nutritional state, nutrition needs, identifies nutrient requirements according to age, disease, and individual needs.
o Assesses adequacy and appropriateness of dietary intake including nutrient imbalance, avoidance or excessive intake of certain foods or food groups as a means of manipulating or controlling weight.
• Evaluate use of compensatory behaviors including exercise, vomiting, colonic cleanses, diuretic use, laxative use, diet pill use, and/or insulin adjustments.
• Develops patient-centered nutrition care plan based on nutritional assessment
• Creates and implements individualized meal plan designed to meet identified nutritional needs
• Assists in assessing appropriateness of physical activity including plan to implement and monitor if indicated.
• Creates initial nutrition assessment (within 48 hours of admission), weekly nutrition follow-up assessments, and nutrition discharge assessment within timeframe specified in the Standard of Care-Nutrition.
• Documents all patient-related care and encounters in the patient electronic record in a timely manner.

Minimum Requirements:
• Required Education: Master’s or Doctorate in Nutrition & Dietetics
• Current Dietitian/Nutritionist licensure issued by the state of California

Additional Details:
• Location: Bakersfield, CA
• Contract Length: 12 weeks
• Hours: 40
• Schedule: 4x10s
• Population: Inpatient
• Target Start Date: ASAP
• Number of Openings: 4
Comments: The RD’s should be onsite and available for multidisciplinary rounds, any evals/assessment along with general RD duties. high level acuity, surgical ICU, medical ICU, neuro ICU, Neonatal ICU, Medical/Surgical Oncology CDCR Acute, all Units Each FT RD is expected to see between 15-20 pts/day Burgundy scrubs or business professional.

Total Pay Package: $3,000/week
Local Pay Rate: $65/hour

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