Tahoe Forest Health System·Truckee, California
Implement quality nutritional care through patient assessments, interventions, and monitoring across acute, long-term, and outpatient settings. Serve as a resource for developing nutritional care policies and provide education to patients and families.
Bargaining Unit: EAP
$47.27/hour + DOE
Summary Responsible for the implementation of quality nutritional care including patient interviews, assessment of nutritional status, intervention, and monitoring in the acute hospital and long-term care.
Outpatient services areas include: Cancer Center, Diabetes Clinic, Home Health and Hospice, and Care Coordination.
Focus areas include, but are not limited to, nutrition support (enteral and parental nutrition), diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease, oncology, dysphagia, and food allergies.
Interdisciplinary communication, discharge care planning, and referral to community outreach programs will also be provided as appropriate.
The RDN will also serves as a resource in the development of policies and procedures related to nutritional care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Consults with Physicians and other health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions for patients.
Performs nutrition screening, nutrition assessments and consults for acute in-patients, extended care residents, home health, hospice and cancer center patients.
Formulates menus for therapeutic diets based on medical and physical conditions of patients.
Instructs patients and their families in nutritional principles, dietary plans, food selection, and preparation.
Teaches nutrition and diet therapy, presents workshops, participates in special events.
Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
Complies with System policies and procedures.
Other duties as may be assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities No supervisory responsibilities.
Minimum Education/Experience Bachelor's Degree and 1-2 years relevant experience
Requires a Bachelor's degree and 1-2 years of relevant experience. Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD) with a Nevada State License and BLS certification.
Market context
In California, acute care dietitian openings for current department employees are often competitive because hospitals look for candidates who can step into patient care with minimal onboarding. This per diem role stands out for its RD credential, Nevada state license, BLS certification, and prior relevant experience, while the hourly rate is fixed at USD 47.27. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to quickly confirm fit against the original job description, then verify licensure and acute-care experience before applying.
