Dietitian (Per Diem)

The Santa Monica Hospital is seeking to hire a Per Diem Dietitian to join the Department of Nutrition. You will provide medical nutrition therapy to patients in specialized areas such as cardiology, med/surgery, GI, renal, organ transplant, liver disease, neurology, head/neck, oncology, and critical care. You will also work at Ronald Reagan in Westwood as needed but will be mostly stationed in Santa Monica. Responsibilities include:

• Assessment, documentation, implementation, monitoring and reassessment of patients' nutrition care plan.
• Conduct nutritional assessment, diet calculation, and the provision of medical nutrition therapy
• Conduct patient education, malnutrition/NFPE.
• Provide ongoing education to patient and/or family members
• Chart in EPIC and use Computation

Required:

• Certification as Registered Dietitian by the Commission of Dietetic Registration.
• At least one year of experience as a Registered Dietitian.
• Excellent computer and customer service skills.
• Strong knowledge in malnutrition diagnosing and NFPE
• Availability to work weekends and holidays.
• Ability to travel within Health System, including Santa Monica and Westwood.

Preferred:

• Experience working in an academic setting.