Description
UCLA HEALTH
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Description
Major duties include but not limited to:
- Provide dietary assessments and counseling for pulmonology and sleep medicine patients and Cystic Fibrosis patients seen in clinic setting
- Serve as consultants/resources for inpatient dietitians for CF patients admitted to the hospital.
- Design individualized diets for home and inpatient use and collaborate with family members and community representatives to encourage adherence to medically necessary diets.
- Collaborate and communicate with other members of the team, including doctors, nurses, social workers, and other staff.
- Assist in system-wide changes to pharmacy/nutrition policies pertinent to patient populations as needed.
- Assist in obtaining necessary insurance authorizations.
- Conduct and participate in clinical and educational activities.
- Obtain and maintain all necessary licenses, certifications, and paneling.
Salary Range: $46.82- $61.76/hourly Qualifications
Required:
- Must possess a Bachelor’s degree
in Nutrition or Dietetics, and have completed an ACEND-accredited supervised
practice dietetic internship program or Individualized Supervised Pathway - Two or more years of experience
in conjunction with a BS degree in nutrition related field. - Dietitian License from the Commission on Dietetic
Registration - Ability to assess patient calorie, protein and micronutrient
needs based on Standards of Nutrition Practice and the Guidelines for Nutrition
Care. - Ability to travel to annual Cystic Fibrosis Conference in
the fall (four days). - Ability to evaluate appropriateness of current nutrition
regimen and make appropriate recommendations. - Ability to apply principles of medical nutrition therapy,
food service and sanitation. - Ability to adapt procedures for patient education level,
cultural practice, psycho-social and economic status. - Work with and educate allied team members to develop plan of
care for patients. - Must be able to work flexible hours.
Preferred
- Knowledge or fluency in Spanish.
- CCS paneled or panel eligible
- Experience with Cystic Fibrosis.
- Experience in research and quality improvement.





