Clinical Dietitian I

Founded in 1899 Dignity Health - St. Josephs Medical Center is a 355-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Stockton California. Serving over 125000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU cancer care heart care and a family birth center. Additionally St. Josephs Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and was named one of Americas 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California

As our Clinical Dietitian Iyou will serve as a key entry-level clinician assessing patient nutritional status to enhance disease and condition management. You will work within an interdisciplinary environment to improve patient care outcomes for the general population and those with complex needs.

Every day you willconduct comprehensive nutritional assessments and implement specific interventions including personalized education for patients and families. You will actively monitor progress adjust care plans and collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services to ensure exceptional patient experience and dining quality.

To be successful in this role you willleverage your strong skills in disease management health counseling and nutrition therapy to develop effective intervention plans. Your expertise in managing priorities maintaining accuracy and collaborating across teams will be essential in this patient-focused environment.

• Performs nutritional assessment using age and gender appropriate standards cultural religious and ethnic backgrounds; and utilizing validated assessment tools resulting in nutrition-related diagnosis when indicated. Conducts routine screening to identify patients at nutritional risk. Collaborates within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher levels of care.

• Implements targeted and specific nutrition intervention(s). Provides customized nutrition education to patients and/or families and caregivers. Works within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute toward overall patient care. Closely monitors evaluates and rescreens patient nutrition status as appropriate. Updates plan of care as necessary. Follows up with patients as needed.

• Develops an intervention plan which includes appropriate feeding route mode and nutrition prescription unique to patients specific needs in accordance with physicians orders. Monitors and evaluates patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan in a timely and thorough manner in the medical record.

• Collaborates with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience. This includes participating in test trays menu reviews periodic auditing of trayline for accuracy of diet orders validating menu compliance with the facility Diet Manual Handbook and Nutrition Care Manual (NCM) supporting with patient interactive positions (i.e. dietitians diet clerks etc.) maintaining communication with patients staff and guests and providing excellent customer service. Participates in peer reviews and chart audits and collaborates

We are offering a $5000 sign on bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

• Bachelors Degree with completion of accredited dietetics program (ACEND -Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition Dietetics).
• Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).