Dietitian

Nutrition Consultant

Serves as the consultant on nutrition care to the Health Center and maintains standards of food production and services, sanitation, and safety.

Provides nutritional care for patients in the outpatient setting and collaborates with local hospital to provide discharge counseling.

Works with adults and children of all ages in the nutritional treatment of various diagnoses (i.e., renal disease, hypertension, cancer, prediabetes, diabetes and diabetic complications, infections, accidents, trauma, and alcohol related disorders).

Ensures that department expenditures are within allocated budget and that department supplies, equipment, etc., are ordered and purchased.

Coordinates with clinic staff to maintain an up-to-date electronic diabetes registry in order to plan and track patient care and outcomes.

Performs quarterly and annual diabetes audits and system of care reviews to determine standards of compliance and positive outcomes for patients with diabetes.