Clinical Inpatient Dietitian (Floater)

Description

Under the supervision of the Clinical Nutrition Manager, the Clinical Dietitian has responsibilities for the medical nutrition therapy of inpatients in a specialized area like Cardiology, Med/Surgery, GI, Renal, Organ Transplant, Liver Disease, Neurology, Head/Neck, Oncology, Critical Care, ED, and overflow.

Responsibilities include:

• Assessment, documentation, implementation, monitoring and reassessment of the care plan
• Patient education; referral for further care at discharge from UCLA health network.
• NFPE and malnutrition.
• Communicates with and works as a team member, interacting with dietetic technicians, food service personnel, nurses, physicians, patients, and other healthcare team members.
• Participates in departmental activities, including performance improvement. Attends meetings and rounds.
• This role does not cover the same units daily, instead, it covers the units that need coverage.

This position would be working at both UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and Santa Monica Hospital and would be supporting both campuses based on operational needs.

Salary range: $38.96- $51.39 Hourly