Lead Dietitian | LA Comm Hospitals
Job Description
Job Description
The Lead Clinical Dietitian is responsible for ensuring high-quality nutritional care for both inpatients and outpatients. This includes conducting comprehensive nutritional assessments and evaluations, providing dietary recommendations based on findings, and offering counseling and educational guidance to patients. They design, oversee, and continuously update individualized nutrition care plans, making necessary adjustments and monitoring progress. The Lead Clinical Dietitian implements nutrition therapy orders, ensuring proper execution while observing and evaluating patient adherence, acceptance, and tolerance of prescribed nutrition therapy. Regular reassessments help refine treatment plans to meet patients’ evolving needs. Beyond direct patient care, the Lead Clinical Dietitian also manages the planning and administration of Dietitians in the nutrition office, ensuring efficient operations and adherence to best practices.
This position will oversee three locations: LA Community Hospital at Los Angeles, Norwalk and Belflower
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and provide expert nutritional care in a patient-centered, systematic, and holistic approach.
- Act as a resource for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of nutritional guidance.
- Promote ongoing improvement in care practices by committing to personal development and guiding staff in continuous learning.
- Serve as a mentor, preceptor, and resource to other team members, offering direction on clinical practices and professional growth.
- Lead Dietitian will ensure timely completion and presentation of QAPI, update clinical staff scheduling, ensure Dietitian employee files are updated, collaborate with other lead Dietitians, ensure adherence to Policy and Procedures, participate in interdisciplinary meetings
- Participate in additional duties as needed to support the goals of the department.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.
- Passed the registration exam as administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Must hold a current, valid, and active certification to practice as a Registered Dietitian (RD) in California.
- Must be current on Continuing Professional Education requirements that maintain RD license.
- Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Additional Skills and Qualifications:
- Knowledge of contemporary dietetics principles and practices.
- Familiarity with hospital food service safety and sanitation standards.
- Ability to maintain a professional demeanor at all times.
- Understanding of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
- Strong skills in organization, prioritization, and analysis.
- Ability to make sound independent decisions when necessary.
- Proficiency in computer systems and software relevant to job duties.
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Insurance
- 401k
- Paid time-off
- Paid holidays
- Referral program
Lemontree Healthcare policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, status as a special disabled veteran, or any other protected criteria as established by federal, state, or local laws. Employment decisions at Lemontree are based solely upon relevant criteria, including an individual’s capabilities, qualifications, training, experience, and suitability.