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Salary: $36.75 Hourly
Location : 1800 West Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
Job Type: Per Diem
Job Number: 26_PDD_Q1
Department: FOOD SVCS - UMC - 8340
Opening Date: 08/13/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Summary
As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada's highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.
UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.
Position Summary:
Delivers nutritional care, treatment, rehabilitation and education to patients based on patient assessments of needs, conditions, impairments, disabilities and age. Duties include assessing nutritional status, developing care plans, educating patients and families, calculating nutritional and actual intakes and preparing special diets.
Job Requirement
Education/Experience:
Equivalent to a bachelor's degree in Dietetics or a closely related field approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration if individual became a dietitian before January 1, 2024. For individuals seeking to become a dietitian for the first time on or after January 1, 2024, a minimum of a graduate degree granted by a United States Department of Education accredited institution or foreign equivalent is required per the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Two (2) years of professional experience as a dietitian or recent graduation from an accredited program and completed an accredited supervised practice program (dietetic internship) at a healthcare facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation.
Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian from the Commission on Dietetic Registration and a valid Nevada Dietitian License. Specialty certification (CDCES, CNSD, CSP, CDR) may be required for a specialty position.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements
Knowledge of:
Nutritional theories and principles; diet therapy techniques; safety and health regulations governing patient care; medical terminology; department and hospital safety practices and policies; patient rights; infection control policies and procedures; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific practices.
Skill in:
Assessing patient's nutritional risks and requirements; reviewing menus to ensure nutritional requirements are met; calculating required nutritional intakes and actual intakes; evaluating and documenting lab results; developing individual patient care plans; applying customer service techniques; performing mathematical computations and conversions; collecting and analyzing data; using computers and related software applications; communicating effectively with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical culinary setting, use standard equipment, stand and/or walk for extended periods of time; vision to read printed materials and VDT screens; and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in-person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.
Per Diem and Temporary Employees are not eligible to receive benefits.
THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
01
Are you a current UMC employee?

• Yes
• No
• No but I am a former UMC employee

02
This position is a non-benefited, per diem (on-call as needed basis) position. Per Diem (PD) employee work assignments add to or substitute for staff on a pre-scheduled basis or as needed on a day-to-day basis, as determined by UMC and are non-benefitted. If you are interested, please make sure when completing the application check off the box "per diem" to the question, "What type of work you will accept" and please check off yes below.

• Yes
• No

03
Do you have a Graduate degree in Dietetics or a closely related field approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics?

• Yes
• No
• No, but I have a Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics and became a Licensed/Registered Dietitian prior to January 1, 2024.

04
Do you have a valid registration as a Registered Dietitian from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics?

• Yes, I am a Registered Dietitian from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• No, but I will have the valid registration for a Registered Dietitian prior to my date of hire.
• Not Applicable

05
Do you have a valid Nevada Dietitian License?

• Yes, I have a valid NV Dietitian License.
• No, but I will be able to obtain a Nevada Dietitian License at time of hire.
• No

06
Please select what applies best to your experience and be sure this is documented in your work history.

• Two (2) years of professional experience as a dietitian
• Recent graduation from an accredited program
• Completed an accredited supervised practice program (dietetic internship) at a healthcare facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation.

07
Please list where you have received your experience. If you have recently graduated and completed a dietetic internship, please include where you had your internship.
08
I understand that I must FULLY complete the application including my education and work experience and that all answers to the experience questions below must be supported by documented work history. Incomplete applications or applications missing relevant work history information (including current UMC employment if applicable) will not be considered.

• Yes
• No

Required Question