UCLA Health

Dietitian Supervisor, Pediatrics, NICU, & Nutrition Lab

UCLA Health  •  $71k/yr  •  Onsite  •  2 days ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:30pm; may include some weekends and holidays

Posted Date

05/26/2026
Salary Range $70900 - 145200 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

indefinite

Job #

30815


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Play an important role in the success of a world-renowned health organization. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.

As a Nutrition and Dietary Supervisor, you will maintain full accountability and stewardship relating to all aspects of the specialized Nutrition Lab (NL) and at the Santa Monica Hospital. This will involve the creation of standards/policies, infection control, supervision of staff involved in nutrition and food service, supplies, food/temperature control guidelines, Timeless Software System, development of performance improvement plans, oversight of formula prep, and assembly of education provided to stakeholders. This position will also provide medical nutrition therapy to inpatients and/or outpatients, in a specialized area like Pediatrics and NICU. This position will also have cross-coverage responsibilities for adult patients in the ICU, Critical Care, Cardiac, Renal, GI, OB, Oncology, Head/Neck, Med Surg, and Geriatric areas as needed.

This position supervises the work of two nutrition lab technicians and one registered dietitian.

Learn more about our culture and great benefit packages at: https://www.uclahealthcareers.org/about-us/

Salary Range: $70,900-145,200/year


Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a self-motivated, empathetic Registered Dietitian Supervisor with:
  • Certification as Registered Dietitian by the Commission of Dietetic Registration.
  • Three or more years of RD experience.
  • One or more years of NICU/pediatrics experience highly preferred
  • Knowledge and understanding of infant formulas and breastmilk fortification.
  • Ability to use all breast milk nutrition lab equipment.
  • Ability to assess NICU and peds patient calorie, protein, and micronutrient needs based on the Standards of Nutrition Practice and Specialty Guidelines.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.



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.
UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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