Dietitian - San Francisco Department of Public Health (2624)

The current vacancy is located at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center. 

Under general supervision the 2624 Dietitian develops and plans special diets for patients. The essential duties include but are not limited to the following: 

• Confers with attending physicians nurses and the chief dietitian on individual therapeutic diet orders for patients; contacts patients regarding diet changes new diet orders and special requests or questions; reviews patients charts for case history laboratory findings and other pertinent matters;
• Oversees food service to bed patients requiring special diets; supervises food handling sanitation and cleaning procedures in ward kitchens; instructs auxiliary employees in rudimentary principles of nutrition and sanitation; interprets rules and regulations and hospital policies and procedures;
• Writes therapeutic diets in advance; writes daily food orders and tally sheets for cooks who prepare foods for special diets; confers with chef as to availability of certain items required changes and other related matters;
• Oversees special diet dining room; assures that correct amounts of special diet foods are provided; gives instructions as to serving procedures; and
• Keeps records and compiles reports concerning special diet services and statistics I such as: number of meals served special menus analyses of diets food costs supplies issued inventory of supplies on hand and other related and miscellaneous matters.

The Dietitian may perform other duties as assigned/required.

Qualifications :

License and Certification:
Requires possession of a current valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Oneyear fulltime employment is equivalent to 2000 hours (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40hour work week).

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities. 

Additional Information :

Selection Procedures: 
After application submission candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process which includes the following.

Assessment Component
Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a Training and Experience evaluation that is designed to measure the knowledge skills and abilities in job related areas that have been identified as critical for satisfactory performance in this position.

Training and Experience Evaluation (Weight: 100%) 
Candidates must achieve a passing score on the Training and Experience evaluation in order to continue in the selection process and will be placed on the confidential eligible list in rank order according to their final score. The link to the training and experience evaluation will be emailed to the address listed on the candidates online application. Candidates will be required to respond to the training and experience evaluation in the time frame indicated.

Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Certification
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be theRule of TenScores.

Eligible List/Score Report:
Once you pass the exam you will be placed onto an eligible list and given a score and a rank. For more information visit  duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 6 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

How to apply:

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Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement including requirements time periods and other particulars except when superseded by federal state or local laws rules or regulations. Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at  The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources 1 S Van Ness Avenue 4th Floor San Francisco CAby close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements applications and examination policies including applicant appeal rights can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at  information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information about the Hiring Process 

• Conviction History 

• Employee Benefits Overview 

• Equal Employment Opportunity 

• Disaster Service Workers

• Reasonable Accommodation

• Right to Work

• Copies of Application Documents

• Diversity Statement

• Veterans Preference

• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams 

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please contact the analyst Juliette Soto at or (628). 

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.