Clinical Dietician

Spectrum Healthcare Resources has a potential, full-time opportunity for a civilian Clinical Dietitian at Los Angeles Air Force Base, in Los Angeles California. 

Position Highlights: 

• Excellent work/life balance | no nights or weekends 
• Outpatient environment 
• Respectful and compliant patient population with a drive for improved health
• Employee status with full complement of benefits 
• Give back & serve our Nation's Armed Forces 

Duties:

The Clinical Dietitian Health Promotion program to include but are not limited to the following:
• Plan and organize work of considerable difficulty and responsibility under minimal supervision.
• Participate in research and performance improvement studies.
• Conduct nutrition assessment/evaluation which includes nutrient intake, activity level, appetite, intake of vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, and other complimentary alternative medicine usage, weight history, taste changes, feeding problems, food intolerance, food-drug interactions, unhealthy diet behaviors, socioeconomic and ethnic background, documented medical history, current diagnoses and medical treatment modalities, current drug therapy, and clinical signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies.
• Apply the basic principles of enteral and parenteral nutrition support.

Performance Requirements:
• Apply principles and practices of clinical dietetics and medical nutrition therapy in order to plan, develop, and independently coordinate medical nutrition therapy intervention, interdisciplinary care plans, and nutrition education activities.
• Conduct studies, analysis, and document findings to evaluate staff, food, nutrition supplements/feeding or meal alternatives and therapies, supplies, equipment, and service in order to improve the efficiency of the operation.
• Apply current food service systems management, principles, and practices within a healthcare environment.
• Conduct annual installation Military Nutrition Environment Assessment Tool (M-NEAT) as direct by Air Force Medical Operation Association (AFMOA).
• Chair Nutrition Environment and Operation Supplement Safety Working Groups (NEWG/OPSSWG).
• Prepare and provide briefings on the nutritional environment of the installation to members of leadership up to, and including, the installation commander.
• Develop nutrition interventions in collaboration with units that request unit-specific services.

Position Requirements:

• Education:  Bachelor's degree. Graduate from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) or completion of a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) accredited by the ACEND, or completion of a post- Baccalaureate degree Dietetic Internship Program of supervised practice (for a minimum of 1200 hours) accredited by ACEND. In addition, the HCW shall also complete the online Air Force Health Promotion (HP) Orientation within six (6) months of hire/placement and attend the in-residence Air Force HP Workshop within 18 months of hire/placement.
  
• Experience: Three (3) years of experience in wellness, diet therapy, sports nutrition or nutrition education. As well as having specific experience interpreting body composition and resting metabolic function data to use in diet therapy.
• Board Certification : The HCW shall be board eligible Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics by the American Dietetic Association (ADA).
• Licensure/Registration: Professional registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
  • Current, full, active, and unrestricted dietetics license or certification.
• Possess current registration as a Registered Dietitian from the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Must have experience coordinating and facilitating group health education classes and activities, organizing and implementing outreach events, and working with youth and adult populations.
• Bachelor's or graduate/higher-level degree 

Company Overview:

At Spectrum, we utilize over thirty-five years of experience providing optimal solutions for federal agencies that are both innovative and cost-effective. We hold ourselves to the highest standard to ensure successful outcomes for the facilities and health care professionals we serve. As a Joint Commission Certified Healthcare Resource, dependability and service are the driving forces of our mission. 

Spectrum Healthcare Resources is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

EOE/AA/Disability/Vet