Overview:
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital is an accredited not-for-profit community hospital that has been providing exceptional health care in San Francisco for more than 100 years. As San Franciscos only downtown hospital Saint Francis is uniquely situated to care for international and domestic visitors as well as the residents that make up San Franciscos diverse population.We encourage employee participation at all levels to encourage growth and excellence. Known as the downtown hospital Saint Francis boasts all private rooms and a friendly atmosphere.The hospital is renowned for orthopedics with leading programs in sports medicine joint replacement spine care and occupational medicine. Saint Francis is also known for outstanding acute burn care emergency medicine acute rehabilitation and a nationally-honored cancer care program.
Responsibilities:

Provides medical nutritional therapy to patients by assessing nutritional status developing a plan of care to maintain or improve nutritional status periodically evaluating the patient's response to the plan of care and modifying it as required for optimal outcomes. Counsels patients and/or families about food requirement eating habits and therapeutic nutrition

Qualifications:

Experience

Minimum one year experience as a Registered Dietitian; Working experience in an acute care hospital highly preferred

EducationBachelor of Science or advanceddegree from an accredited institution with a major in foods and nutrition or equivalent nutrition program.

Licensure

REGISTERED DIETICIAN (RG DIETCN)

Must be registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or is a candidate for registration and successfully passes the registration exam