| There’s a bright future waiting for you on California’s beautiful Central Coast California’s breathtaking natural attractions are not the only stars on the Central Coast. Equally impressive are the top-trained medical professionals at Natividad, a 172-bed teaching hospital with a Joint Commission ranking in the top percentile of hospitals nationwide. When you bring your career to Natividad, you'll join a facility that is affiliated with the University of California San Francisco with the area's only Life-Flight helicopter service and Trauma Center, as well as one of the County’s first Community Level III NICUs. DIETITIAN - BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH Natividad Diabetes Education Center Natividad is currently seeking one permanent, part-time (0.5) Dietitian in the Diabetes Education Center. This position is responsible for providing nutrition counseling and education to outpatients. The successful candidate will consult with the medical and nursing staff on nutrition as needed. Example of Duties: - Provides nutrition counseling and education to outpatients
- Prepares education plans covering the steps of nutrition assessment trough evaluation
- Interprets clinical, biochemical and lifestyle data for use in nutritional education
- Prepares, maintains and updates teaching materials and uses motivational techniques and strategies in nutrition education
- Documents the counseling process, keeps records and maintains files
- Consults with the medical and nursing staff on nutrition as needed
- Participates in the Quality Assurance Program
Minimum qualifications include possession of a Registered Dietitian certificate issued by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR), the credentialing agency for the American Dietetic Association; proficiency in speaking, understanding and translating in Spanish to include medical terminology; and thorough knowledge of nutritional therapy, clinical and biochemical data, educational and interviewing techniques, nutritional assessment, motivational techniques and strategies, and charting in patient medical records and recordkeeping. Certified Diabetes Education (CDE) certification is highly desirable. For application materials, contact Natividad, HR, 1441 Constitution Blvd, Bldg 300, Salinas, CA 93906; call us at (831) 783-2700; or apply online at http://www.natividad.com. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatividadInspiringHealthyLives/ EOE/M/F/H/V | 
