Registered Dietician

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Dietician to join our team at the University of California, Santa Cruz. As a key member of our Student Health Services department, you will provide expert nutritional care to university students with specific health needs.

• Provide medical nutritional therapy via direct primary care appointments with individual patients and document visits in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Collaborate with patients to create nutrition plans, evaluate patient resources and capabilities, and track progress.
• Manage and track complex eating disorder cases, exercising considerable independence.
• Consult with and advise medical providers and pharmacists on diagnoses, management, and diet, including supplements, vitamins, and minerals, and nutritional product recommendations.
• Contribute as part of the healthcare team to evaluate current programs and products.

• Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Foods and Nutrition/Dietetics.
• Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Excellent oral communication skills, excellent listening skills.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Ability to receive and give clear and concise information to diverse groups of people; ability to document patient communications, recommendations, actions, and follow-up.
• Ability to counsel and instruct patients on food preparation, dining, healthy weight, and exercise.
• Ability to teach patients regarding the sequela of anorexia and bulimia.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure with time constraints.
• Demonstrated flexibility and organizational and leadership skills with an ability to prioritize a high volume workload and function independently.
• Ability to work on several tasks concurrently with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to work and communicate in a positive and cooperative manner with management and supervisory staff, medical staff, co-workers, and other healthcare professionals, as well as patients and their families, when providing information or services, and/or helping when others are seeking assistance, clarification, and/or problem resolution.
• Ability to contribute to a team effort; participate in a positive and cooperative manner during meetings; respond well to supervision.
• Ability to handle difficult, sensitive, and confidential situations tactfully.

• Experience and background as a dietitian with 3-5 years of experience.
• Experience in medical nutritional therapy consultation on Eating Disorders which involves counseling on dining out, nutrition, food preparation, and the sequela of anorexia and bulimia.
• Experience in student and/or adolescent health regarding nutritional health.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system/s.

The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.