Community Health Registered Dietitian
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Job Location:
Stockton, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
St. Josephs Medical Center is a member of Dignity Health. The word dignity perfectly defines what our organization stands for showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. St. Josephs Medical Center was founded in 1899 under the direction of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael and is a not-for-profit fully-accredited regional hospital with 395 beds a physician staff of over 400 and more than 2400 employees. Specializing in cardiovascular care comprehensive cancer services and women and childrens services including neonatal intensive care St. Josephs is the largest hospital as well as the largest private employer in Stockton California. Nationally recognized as a quality leader St. Josephs is consistently chosen as the most preferred hospital by local consumers.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
The Community Health Registered Dietitian is responsible for providing nutrition education counseling and intervention strategies to individuals and groups within the community to promote healthy lifestyles prevent nutrition-related diseases in individuals and communities and improve overall health outcomes. The RD will collaborate with the Community Health interdisciplinary team community partners and at-risk populations to ensure equitable access to nutrition resources.
Essential functions include but not limited to:
- Develop and implement nutrition education and programming including individual and group assessments and cooking demonstrations and other services tailored to community needs.
- Provide nutrition counseling and education on topics such as chronic disease prevention healthy eating maternal and child health and food access.
- Lead or support community-based programs such as diabetes prevention weight management senior nutrition and school wellness initiatives.
- Partner with local agencies clinics schools food banks public health and other departments to expand access to nutrition services.
- Develop culturally appropriate education materials presentations and outreach events with a focus on
improving health literacy.
Job Requirements
Experience:
- Completion of ACEND-accredited dietetic internship - required
Required Education :
- Masters Of Science in Nutrition Dietetics or related field - required
- Registered Dietician (RD) - required
Preferred Experience:
- 13 years of experience in community or public health nutrition
- Experience with Cerner or Epic
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- EMR Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Food Service
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Computer Skills
- MDS
- Dietary Department Experience
- Dialysis Experience
- Food Production Experience
- Tube Feeding
About Company
Dignity Health provides compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care services throughout Arizona, California and Nevada. Schedule an appointment today!
