General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Work Schedule Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm Posted Date 07/07/2026 Salary Range: $46.82 - 61.76 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration indefinite Job # 31745

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Major duties include but not limited to: 

• Provide dietary assessments and counseling for pulmonology and sleep medicine patients and Cystic Fibrosis patients seen in clinic setting
• Serve as consultants/resources for inpatient dietitians for CF patients admitted to the hospital. 
• Design individualized diets for home and inpatient use and collaborate with family members and community representatives to encourage adherence to medically necessary diets. 
• Collaborate and communicate with other members of the team, including doctors, nurses, social workers, and other staff.
• Assist in system-wide changes to pharmacy/nutrition policies pertinent to patient populations as needed. 
• Assist in obtaining necessary insurance authorizations. 
• Conduct and participate in clinical and educational activities. 
• Obtain and maintain all necessary licenses, certifications, and paneling.

Salary Range: $46.82- $61.76/hourly 

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or Dietetics, and have completed an ACEND-accredited supervised practice dietetic internship program or Individualized Supervised Pathway
• Two or more years of experience in conjunction with a BS degree in nutrition related field.       
• Dietitian License from the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Ability to assess patient calorie, protein and micronutrient needs based on Standards of Nutrition Practice and the Guidelines for Nutrition Care.
• Ability to travel to annual Cystic Fibrosis Conference in the fall (four days).
• Ability to evaluate appropriateness of current nutrition regimen and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to apply principles of medical nutrition therapy, food service and sanitation.
• Ability to adapt procedures for patient education level, cultural practice, psycho-social and economic status.
• Work with and educate allied team members to develop plan of care for patients.
• Must be able to work flexible hours.

Preferred

• Knowledge or fluency in Spanish.
• CCS paneled or panel eligible
• Experience with Cystic Fibrosis.
• Experience in research and quality improvement.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.