Dietitian

Job Description

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking the following healthcare professional to join our team, supporting our Monticello, Spring Valley, Haverstraw and Peekskill health centers. We currently have the need for a Nutritionist at our Amenia and Peekskill locations.

The Dietitian will perform individual counseling of patients referred by the medical personnel in all sites of Hudson River Healthcare. Performs job duties in compliance with systems and job specific standards.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides nutrition counseling to patients referred by clinicians
• Performs initial nutrition history on each patient
• Develops and implements a care plan based on the assessment of nutritional and health needs
• Provides instructions on a normal or special diet
• Schedules follow-up appointments and evaluates the reaching of goals
• Provides nutrition counseling for diabetic patients as part of diabetic care plan
• Provides nutritional education materials to patients to support counseling efforts
• Makes referrals to other health care providers and community services as appropriate
• Counsels individuals and families on nutrition and diet based on the particular needs of the individual or family as determined by their nutritional and health risk
• Attends staff meetings and in-service training sessions at both local and state levels
• Provides consultation into the development of program policies and procedures
• Provides direction and executes health education programs as needed
• Must demonstrate knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of grown and development over the life span

Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: 2-4 years

Preferred Education Requirement: Master's Degree

Preferred Work Experience: 5-8 years

Required Licensure: RD/ RDN and CDN with a valid CPR card

Specialized Skills & Knowledge:

• Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel within the HRHC service site area
• Knowledge of nutrition principles as well as knowledge of nutrition during pregnancy and lactation, as well as infant and child feeding practices
• Knowledge of the geographic community serviced and resources
• Competence in nutrition assessment counseling
• Ability to collaborate with other member of Hudson River HealthCare staff in order to maintain high quality standards and achieve client satisfaction

Salary Range: $23 - $27 per hour

Responsibilities

Relation to Mission
The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act
Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities
The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.