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Job Title: Registered Dietitian
Company Name: Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Job Location: Porter Ranch, CA

Nationally recognized for clinical performance and trauma care, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a 254-bed, level II trauma center in Mission Hills, California. We are the only community hospital in the valley to achieve ANCC Magnet Status for Nursing Excellence. In addition, HealthGrades® has recognized Providence Holy Cross as being among the top 5% of all hospitals in the nation for overall clinical performance – for the last 4 years. We have proudly been placed on the U.S.News & World Report’s Best Hospitals List, the Oncology Nursing Society’s Top Employer in the Nation list, recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the best places to work in Los Angeles (2007), and named Best Hospital in the Valley and best place to work by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal in 2008.

We have an immediate opening for a full time position for a Registered Dietitian candidate with CDE, or CDE in progress. Responsibilities include conducting Outpatient MNT treatment based on unique requirements of patients' age and developmental needs as well as cultural, religious and ethnic concerns; providing Diabetes Self Management Training through the Diabetes Education Department; entering charges for outpatient sessions within hospital specified time frames; providing in-services/presentations as requested to health care professionals, hospital employees and community to enhance understanding and role of nutrition in health and disease; identifying and creating opportunities to increase patient, physician and community awareness of outpatient nutrition and diabetes education services.

We are looking for a candidate that has:
• Comprehensive knowledge and application of medical nutrition therapy.
• Knowledge of foods/nutrition; food preparation/production; supervisory/instructional techniques.
• Knowledge of human behavior and techniques for effecting behavior change.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, public, medical staff and physicians.
• Ability to organize tasks and function independently.
• Ability to counsel and motivate others, as individuals and as a group.
• General knowledge of nutrient analysis, word processing, and spreadsheet software.
• Strong clinical skills and a minimum of two years’ experience in an acute setting.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills are preferred.

Providence Health & Services California offers excellent benefit and compensation packages, including a tax-deferred 403b retirement plan.  For immediate consideration, qualified candidates are encouraged to apply on-line at www.providenceiscalling.org.  Providence is calling.  Answer the call.