Dietitian (2624) - Department of Public Health

  • Part-time
  • Job Code and Title: 2624-Dietitian
  • Fill Type: Temporary Exempt

Company Description

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of two main Divisions – the San Francisco Health Network and Population Health.

The San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) is accepting applications for Temporary Exempt Dietitian (Class 2624). Some positions are limited to 1,040 work hours in a year. Exempt employees are considered "at will" and serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The qualified applicant pool resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future exempt vacancies within the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH).

Hospitals are open on a twenty-four (24) hours, seven (7) day per week basis; therefore employees may be required to work weekends, and/or holidays; depending on the needs of the operation.

  • Application Opening – Friday, March 24, 2023
  • Application Deadline – Interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This announcement may close at any time after Friday, April 21, 2023.
  • Compensation:  $48.95 - $59.55 Hourly; $101,816.00 - $123,864.00 Yearly
  • Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt
  • Location: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
  • Employment Type: As Needed
  • Shifts: Variable; as needed with some weekend shifts and/or holidays; Depending on the needs of the operation.

Job Description

Temporary Exempt - In accordance with San Francisco Charter Section 10.104.

Under general supervision, the Dietitian develops and plans appropriate nutrition interventions, including planning special diets and providing education for patients and residents. Essential job functions include the following:

  • Confers with attending physicians, nurses and other health care providers as part of an interdisciplinary team, regarding the nutritional care of patients, including recommendations for enteral and parenteral nutrition;
  • Assesses and prepares patients' nutritional status, nutritional needs, menus, acceptance of menus or tolerance of nutrition support, and plans appropriate nutritional interventions;
  • Instructs patients, hospital staff and health care providers; verbally and with written material, taking into consideration nutritional values, religious/cultural values and other preferences
  • Develops and prepares statistical reports, including documentation of patient assessments and nutritional care plans in medical records;
  • Oversees special diet dining room; assures that correct amounts of special diet foods are provided; gives instructions as to serving procedures; 

The Dietitian also performs other related duties as assigned/required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
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.

 

Verification of Education and Experience:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. More information can be found at: https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#verification

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Additional Information

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Select the “I’m Interested” button located at the top right of this page. Then, follow the directions on the screen.

Applicants should receive a confirmation email in response to every announcement for which they file. After reading the email, retain it for your records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. It is applicants’ responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date, and they must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, set up your email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org).

All work experience, education, training, and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores. 

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco

DPH Health Critical Requirements and Information: Please review the following policies regarding DPH employment requirements that safeguard yourself and others.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact Diane Zhou at [email protected] or (628)271-6703.

We may use text messaging to communicate with you if you include a mobile number in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

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.

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