Qualified Nutritionist
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Job Location:
Newburgh, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Qualified Nutritionist to join our growing team in Newburgh.
RATE OF PAY/SALARY: $32.00 per hour
WORK LOCATION(S): Newburgh NY
STATUS: Full-Time
CORNERSTONES MISSION:
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality comprehensive primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay. For more than fifty years Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race economic status age sex sexual orientation or disability.
CORNERSTONE BENEFITS:
Competitive salaries I Health Benefits I Retirement plan I Paid Time Off I Sick Time I Flexible Spending I Dependent Care I Paid Holidays
This individual possesses expertise that qualifies him or her to perform all nutrition-related duties at the local agency including providing and overseeing high risk care participants.
Description of Duties:
- Conduct a complete nutrition assessment determine nutrition risk and enroll participants.
- Conduct a breastfeeding assessment and provide participant centered counseling that helps a mother initiate breastfeeding establish a milk supply exclusively breastfeed and continue breastfeeding.
- Address common breastfeeding concerns and issue breast pumps.
- Develop and implement individual care plans (ICPs) and oversee high risk care to all participants.
- Refer high-risk participants to other health-related and social services as necessary.
- Prescribe tailor authorize and reissue food package.
- Provide and document participant-centered nutrition education/counseling (individual/family sessions) for participants.
- Ensure the efficient flow of the assessment and education processes.
- Track high-risk participants progress in improving their health and document for outcomes.
- Provide leadership in planning conducting and evaluating participant-centered nutrition services.
- Provide leadership in developing conducting and evaluating nutrition training for LA staff in nutrition education topics.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Site Supervisor and Program Director.
- Attend and participate in monthly department All Staff and other required meetings.
- Be familiar with and adhere to all clinical administrative and general policies and procedures as outlined in the Cornerstone Family HealthCare Policy and Procedure Manual and Employee Handbook.
- Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of CornerstoneFamily HealthCare including but not limited to patient confidentiality financials and employee relations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Bachelors Masters or Doctoral Degree in Nutritional Sciences community nutrition clinical dietetics foods and nutrition from a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by New York State Education Department
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Nursing Home Experience
- Food Service
- Public Health
- Cashiering
- Management Experience
- Computer Literacy
- Dietary Department Experience
- Menu Planning
- Sanitation
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Cornerstone Family Healthcare provides high-quality, primary & preventative medical, dental & behavioral health services for all people. Find a location near you.
