The Registered Dietitian – Prenatal plays an important role in promoting healthy pregnancies and improving outcomes for both parent and baby.
Working primarily with Medi-Cal-eligible pregnant individuals, the RD provides individualized nutrition assessment, education, counseling, and intervention through the CPSP program. You’ll develop personalized nutrition care plans that take into account each patient’s medical needs, cultural background, food preferences, and personal goals.
You’ll also help patients navigate nutrition-related challenges such as healthy pregnancy weight gain and gestational diabetes, while providing education and support around infant feeding and breastfeeding.
As a member of a multidisciplinary care team, you’ll work closely with healthcare providers, nurses, social workers, and other team members to ensure patients receive coordinated, compassionate care.
What You’ll Do
- Provide individualized nutrition assessments, counseling, and education for prenatal patients.
- Develop and implement personalized nutrition care plans based on patient needs, preferences, and medical conditions.
- Provide nutrition counseling for patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in accordance with Sweet Success protocols.
- Educate and support patients regarding infant feeding and breastfeeding.
- Use the Perinatal Food Group Recall (PFGR) to assess dietary intake and identify appropriate nutrition interventions and referrals.
- Monitor patient weight and progress throughout pregnancy, including interpreting weight grids and providing guidance to support healthy pregnancy weight gain.
- Screen patients for eligibility and participation in food assistance and emergency food programs.
- Collaborate with providers and other members of the care team to promote healthy pregnancy and birth outcomes.
- Document nutrition assessments, interventions, patient progress, and care plans accurately in accordance with CPSP guidelines.
- Provide culturally responsive, patient-centered education that empowers patients and families to make informed nutrition and lifestyle choices.
- Monitor outcomes and adjust nutrition care plans as needed to support sustainable, healthy lifestyle changes.
- Contribute to nutrition education programs and initiatives that advance maternal and infant health in the community.
What Makes You a Great Fit
You’re more than a nutrition expert—you’re a compassionate educator, advocate, and teammate.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Patient-centered and compassionate, with genuine sensitivity to patients’ needs, concerns, and experiences.
- An excellent communicator, with strong written, verbal, and active listening skills.
- Organized and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple nutrition plans, schedules, priorities, and responsibilities.
- Culturally responsive, with the ability to build trust and communicate effectively with people from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, and experiential backgrounds.
- A critical thinker and problem solver who can make sound decisions and identify appropriate interventions and referrals.
- Tech-savvy, with strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office and internet-based applications.
- Self-motivated and collaborative, with the flexibility to adapt to changing processes and contribute ideas that improve patient care and team effectiveness.
- Positive and professional, bringing a respectful, helpful attitude to every patient and team interaction.