Registered Dietitian - Campus Health And Wellbeing

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the Medical Director, the Registered Dietitian (RD) provides educational and consultative services to optimize the health and nutritional status of students during individual visits. The RD also develops and implements programs to improve the diet and nutrition of students and the campus community with awareness and attention to cultural diversity. The scope of practice includes, but is not limited to, providing medical nutritional therapy for students with eating disorders, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and other chronic medical conditions.

The Registered Dietitian performs work involving some or all of the following duties: provide food, diet, and weight management, and nutritional care information by means of workshops, seminars, and/or individual counseling; consult with other student health center and university staff on food and nutrition concerns, eating disorders and the nutritional care for specific medical conditions, diseases or disorders; participate in multi-disciplinary teams to address nutritional needs; work to modify poor nutrition practices by educating and counseling students and other members of the campus community; prepare and assemble written and/or audio-visual material as aids in training and counseling sessions; keep current with developments in nutrition and diet applicable to the population served in the student health center and general campus community. Assist the Health Education and Wellbeing Services department with nutrition outreach.

Department Summary

The purpose of Campus Health & Wellbeing is to help students achieve and maintain academic success and lifelong health and wellbeing by providing timely and appropriate primary and acute health care, disease and injury prevention education, professional mental health care, outreach, educational services and campus consultations.

Key Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to assess needs and evaluate the effectiveness of diet and nutrition programs and materials.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service, while maintaining appropriate boundaries with clients.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable state and federal regulations pertaining to the field.
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy, while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality consistent with applicable state and federal regulations, to effectively manage high level, sensitive and diverse interpersonal situations, and to respond appropriately to conflicts and problems.
• Thorough knowledge of principles, methods, materials, and channels of nutrition education.
• Working knowledge of medical nutritional therapy for management of chronic conditions.

Education and Experience

Licenses, Certificates, Credentials:

Salary:

Anticipated Hiring Range: $58,333 - $70,833 Per Year

This position is paid under the 10/12 pay plan, where the salary for 10 months is distributed over 12 months. The salary will be received every month. The incumbent will have July and August off every year (with pay, benefits, and vacation/sick leave accrual continuing through months off).

Classification Range: $39,540 - $76,296 Per Year

Cal Poly

Known for its Learn by Doing pedagogy, Cal Poly is the flagship of the world-renowned California State University system. Annually recognized as one of the top public universities in the nation, Cal Poly continues to offer an academic curriculum based on learned experience gained through real-world practice. Located in San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly is nestled comfortably among the coastal foothills, minutes from the Pacific Ocean and equidistant to the Bay Area and Los Angeles.

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information.

Diversity Statement

At Cal Poly, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.

Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. California Poly is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

Supplemental Information

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

This position may be "Designated" under California State University's Conflict of Interest Code. This would require the filing of a Statement of Economic Interest on an annual basis and the completion of training within 6 months of assuming office and every 2 years thereafter.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H1-B visas).