Job Description
Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc. is looking for Registered Dietitians for this position located in Santee, CA. Candidates will work in a Skilled Nursing Facility that provides long-term, 24-hr skilled nursing care for individuals.
Pay Rate: $40/hr (weekly pay)
Locations: Santee, CA
Shifts: hours per week depending on need. right now 16-24hrs/week
Essential Functions: - Develops and implements nutritional care plans and diets for clients.
- Assesses nutritional needs by obtaining clients' current and historic medical information/condition.
- Provides guidance to food services staff in preparing client meals to ensure correct portions, food preference, and client intake and acceptance of meals.
- Prepares quarterly reviews of clients' health condition related to diet.
- Documents clients' progress and records information in appropriate charts and files.
- Develops appropriate recipes for modified diet food preparation.
- Assists in developing training programs for clients.
- Trains new dietary staff and/or nurses on dietary principles.
- Assists in planning the facility's feeding programs.
- Participates in client meetings.
Knowledge of: - Nutritional needs of people of all age groups including geriatric and prenatal/child patients/clients
- Principles and techniques of meal preparation, food production, and portion control activities in an institutional kitchen setting
- Techniques of nutritional counseling
- Principles of food budgeting, shopping techniques and consumer information
- Dietary screening tools
- County customer service objectives and strategies
- Telephone, office, and online etiquette
- Current technology and trends in the profession
Skills and Abilities to: - Initiate and maintain an ongoing nutrition education program
- Develop and implement nutritional care plans and diets
- Counsel and give nutrition and dietary instructions to clients of various socio-economic backgrounds
- Review and assess clients' condition and progress and modify diets if necessary
- Develop appropriate recipes for modified diets
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing
- Establish effective working relationships with management, employees, employee representatives and the public representing diverse cultures and backgrounds
- Communicate effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy
- Provides responsive, high quality service to County employees, representatives of outside agencies and members of the public by providing accurate, complete and up-to-date information, in a courteous, efficient and timely manner
- Education, training, and/or experience that demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above. Required education and experience:
- A Certificate of Registration as a Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is required at the time of employment; AND,
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university
- Six (6) months of experience in planning, implementing, delivering and evaluating nutritional services for patients or clients.
License A valid California Class C driver's license, which must be maintained throughout employment in this class, is required at time of appointment, or the ability to arrange necessary and timely transportation for field travel. Employees in this class may be required to use their own vehicle.
Certification/Registration A Certificate of Registration as a Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is required at the time of employment.
Benefits: - Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Basic Life: $25,000 (100% employer paid)
- Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) : $25,000 (100% employer paid)
- Voluntary Life/AD&D: Additional coverage options available for employees, spouses and children (100% employee paid)
- Generous 401(k) Contributions with Access to Financial Advisors
- Nationwide contract opportunities
- Dedicated Administrative Support Staff
Sydney Health Mobile App With Anthem’s Sydney app, you can take better care of yourself with features that focus on your wellness, such as:
- Nutrition Tracker
- Community Resources
- Health Assessment
- Diabetes Prevention through Lark
Additional Resources - Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Counseling, legal consultations, financial planning, and identity theft recovery
- 24/7 Nurseline for health-related inquiries
- Rula Mental Health Support: Therapy and psychiatry services
- Travel Assistance Program: Medical support and emergency assistance while traveling
- BenefitHub and LifeMart Discounts: Access to discounts on travel, shopping, Pet Insurance, movie tickets, flight and more
- Access HSP's wide range of wellness resources through Anthem’s wellness portal.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
TrueBlue, Inc. And its brands welcome and encourage applications from candidates with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in the application or interview process. If you require disability-related accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact your recruiter directly, employee relations at HR-Advice@trueblue.com , or 1-800-610-8920. TrueBlue, Inc. And its brands will consult with all applicants who request disability-related accommodation during the application or interview process to ensure that the accommodation provided takes into account the applications individual accessibility needs.
Job Tags
Weekly pay, Contract work, Work at office, Shift work,