Job Description

　　Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

　　At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others

　　What will you be doing in this role?

　　The Registered Diet Tech (DTR) provides nutrition care services to patients under the guidance of a Registered Dietitian (RD) and within scope of practice and ADA Practice Standards. The Diet Tech assists the Clinical Dietitian in the screening and evaluation of the nutrition care needs of patients, development of nutritional care plans, diet counseling, and recordkeeping. DTR's may supervise patient food service production and service under supervisory guidance. Meets the food and service expectations of patients and visitors. Performs all job duties with sensitivity and attention to the special population(s) served. DTR's will interact effectively with inter- and/or intra-department medical and support personnel to meet patient care goals and provide timely response to requests.

　　Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

　　Provides quality services based on patients expectations and needs

　　Interviews patients to obtain and verify information. Demonstrates appropriate patient interview techniques.

　　Reviews diet orders as part of the evaluation process. Explain menu modifications/substitutions to patients

　　Demonstrates knowledge of nutrition risk factors

　　DTR's provides direct care to individual patients on designated units in the inpatient acute care setting

　　$5,000 Sign On Bonus

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　　Qualifications

　　Job Qualifications:

　　B.A./B.S. in Dietetics, Nutrition or related field

　　Registered by Commission on Dietetic Registration (DTR) or eligible to take the National Registration exam.

　　Experience in healthcare food and nutrition service operations and/or as a diet aide, or comparable experience preferred.

　　Excellent customer service and communication skills.

　　Computer proficiency is a requirement.

　　About Us

　　Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

　　About the Team

　　Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

　　Req ID : HRC1436770

　　Working Title : Registered Diet Technician I (DTR) - Full Time - ($5,000 Sign On Bonus)

　　Department : Clinical Nutrition

　　Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

　　Job Category : Clinical Operations

　　Job Specialty : Nutrition

　　Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

　　Primary Shift : Day

　　Shift Duration : 8 hour

　　Base Pay : $19.50 - $28.61

　　Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.