Clinical Dietitian Ii

Salary : $107,429.92 - $130,004.16 Annually
Location : San Jose Metropolitan Area, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 23-R2L-E
Department: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Division: Dietary - SLRH
Opening Date: 11/13/2023
Closing Date: 11/28/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
Bargaining Unit: 01
Description
Under supervision manage, implement and monitor nutritional care plans including provision of Medical Nutrition Therapy under medical direction for patients.
COVID-19 Risk Level: Higher Level
Typical Tasks

• Performs initial and follow-up nutrition assessment of patients;
• Identifies patients with nutritional issues associated with various diseases and risk factors.
• Develops MNT plans and goals for patients identified at high nutritional risk;
• Confers and consults with physicians and other healthcare team members as needed on MNT plans and goals;
• Evaluates patient responses to MNT treatment plans and recommends appropriate actions to help improve medical conditions by tracking weight gains and losses, calculating dietary requirements, monitoring laboratory data and direct observation;
• Interprets the special dietary needs of patients in specialty areas including pediatric and adult intensive care units, medical-surgical floors, mother-infant care unit, renal care unit;
• In specialty areas provides appropriate MNT recommendations to the medical team;
• Counsels patients; documents nutritional recommendations and interventions in patient medical records if in a hospital or clinical setting;
• Provides technical guidance to dietetic personnel;
• Instructs and supervises dietetic personnel in the preparation, distribution and serving of diets;
• Conducts in-service training classes for department, physicians, residents and other health care professionals; provides technical assistance to physicians, community groups, schools, private and public agencies on dietetic principles, safety, and sanitation;
• Creates and maintains a database for case tracking, retrieval of information, and maintenance of computer files; performs research to complete database as needed;
• Performs other related work as required.

Employment Standards
Possession of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Science or Related Science. Possession of a Registered Dietitian (RD) certificate issued by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR), the credentialing agency for the American Dietetic Association, as mandated by State of California law.
Two (2) years work experience equivalent to a Dietitian I in the County of Santa Clara.
Required Licenses/Certifications
Clinical Dietitian IIs are required to maintain Registered Dietitian (RD) certification through continuing education requirements of the CDR.
Knowledge of:

• Principles, methods and techniques of nutritional assessment and care planning including nutrient composition of foods, pathologies of disease and impact on biochemical laboratory values and anthropometric measurements, drug-nutrient interactions and the effect of medical nutrition therapy. Demonstrate understanding of nutritional needs of various disease states such as renal failure, liver failure, multiple system organ failure, necrotizing enterocolitis, critical illness in the morbidly obese, diabetes, failure to thrive, malnutrition and other disease states;
• Studies used to determine the effectiveness of nutrition interventions such as calorie count studies, nitrogen-balance studies, urea kinetic modeling, indirect calorimetry, skin fold thickness measurements and other studies;
• Nutritional needs throughout the life cycle (infancy, pediatrics, adults and geriatrics) and general influences of socioeconomic, cultural and psychological factors on food and nutritional behavior;
• Principles, methods and techniques of education and counseling;
• Concepts of research and methodology including design, statistical methods of collecting and analyzing data;
• Special diet requirements of the different types of patients in a general hospital;
• Food safety, hospital kitchen practices, procedures, and equipment;
• Continuous Quality Improvement Processes;
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards affecting dietetic and food service practices;
• State and Federal laws and regulations affecting dietetic and food service practices;
• Common office software including word processing, spreadsheets and databases.
  Ability to:
• Interpret and apply scientific research outcomes in the provision of nutrition care.
• Consult with other professional staff regarding the relationship between nutrition and specific medical/physical conditions and medications;
• Plan special diets as needed;
• Design, use and evaluate nutrition education methods and material;
• Instruct employees and others concerning dietary matters;
• Prepare records and reports, and operate computer systems and databases;
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with individuals of diverse cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds;
• Maintain effective relationships with employees and patients.
  Interpret and apply scientific research outcomes in the provision of nutrition care.
• Consult with other professional staff regarding the relationship between nutrition and specific medical/physical conditions and medications;
• Plan special diets as needed;
• Design, use and evaluate nutrition education methods and material;
• Instruct employees and others concerning dietary matters;
• Prepare records and reports, and operate computer systems and databases;
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with individuals of diverse cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds;

Benefit and Retirement information may vary from bargaining unit to bargaining unit. Due to changes in State Law, current pension provisions described in the union contracts are not automatically applied. Specific pension benefits for new hires who start on or after January 1, 2013 may be different than indicated in the union contracts.
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(REQUIRED) Please answer the following questions. Completion of the following supplemental questions is REQUIRED and is an integral part of the evaluation process. Initially, it will be used to determine minimum qualifications. For those applicants meeting the employment standards, this information will be critical in the subsequent competitive assessment to identify those candidates to be invited to continue in the examination process. Your responses to the questions may also be reviewed and scored in a Competitive Rating evaluation process based on pre-determined rating criteria. Your answers should be as complete as possible, as no additional information will be accepted from applicants once the Competitive Rating evaluation has begun. A response of "see resume" or "see application" will deem your application incomplete. Include a detailed description of your work experience in the following format for EACH employer referenced, in each answer:
a) Employer name(s)
b) Job title(s)
c) Start/end dates of employment
d) Total hours worked per week
e) Description of task(s) performedDo you understand the requirement to provide complete answers in order to determine relevant experience for each area in question?

• Yes
• No

02
Do you possess a Bachelor's degree in any of the following fields?

• Dietetics
• Nutrition and Food
• Related Science
• None

03
If your Bachelor's Degree is in a related science, please list your degree. If you don't possess a degree, type "none".
04
Do you possess a Master's degree in any of the following fields?

• Dietetics
• Nutrition and Food
• Related Science
• None

05
If your Master's Degree is in a related science, please list your degree. If you don't possess a degree, type "none".
06
Do you possess a Registered Dietitian (RD) certificate issued by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR)?

• Yes
• No

07
Please list your CDR certificate number. If you do not have any, type "none."
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How many years of experience as a Dietitian do you have?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five years or more

09
Please describe your Clinical Dietitian experience in detail. Please include the name of employer, job title, start/end dates of employment and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience, type "none."
10
Select all certifications that you possess:

• None
• California Children's Services (CCS) Paneled Dietitian
• Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP)
• Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR)
• Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC)

11
Do you have experience with using HealthLink (Epic) for patient charting?

• Yes
• No

12
Please describe your experience using HealthLink (Epic) for patient charting. Please include the name of employer, job title, start/end dates of employment and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience, type "none."
13
Do you have experience working in an acute care environment?

• Yes
• No

14
Describe your experience working in an acute care environment. Please include the name of employer, job title, start/end dates of employment and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience, type "none."
15
Do you have experience working with patients receiving enteral nutrition?

• Yes
• No

16
Describe your experience working with patients receiving enteral nutrition. Please include the name of employer, job title, start/end dates of employment and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience, type "none."
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Do you have experience working with patients receiving parenteral nutrition?

• Yes
• No

18
Describe your experience working with patients receiving parenteral nutrition. Please include the name of employer, job title, start/end dates of employment and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience, type "none."
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Do you have experience working with patients who had multiple co-morbidities and required nutrition support?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered yes to the question above #19, please describe a specific case (omitting any PHI) you were involved in, including the age of the patient, male or female, what were the co-morbidities, vented or not, the type of nutrition support you recommended and why and any other details you feel were relevant to the case.
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How did you first learn about the job openings in the County of Santa Clara Health System?

• SCVMC Employee
• SLRH Employee
• OCH Employee
• LinkedIn
• Friends and Family
• Facebook
• Indeed
• Twitter
• Glassdoor
• SCVMC Website
• SCVMC Nurse Recruitment / HR
• O'Connor Hospital Website
• Saint Louise Regional Hospital Website
• Government
• School
• Professional
• Hospital Website
• Other

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If you selected an event/fair or other in the question above. Please specify. If not, type N/A.
Required Question