FFS-Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

POSITION SUMMARY Under the direction of the Medical Director the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) provides nutrition assessment intervention education and counseling to ensure patients of all ages diets match their health status and support optimal physical health and well-being. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS Must have a bachelors degree and coursework accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics. Diabetes or pediatric certification preferred but not required. Four years of related work experience preferred. Bilingual Spanish speaking have excellent written and oral communication skills as well as interpersonal and team building skills. Competency in working with diverse cultural racial and ethnic groups required. Must be self-motivated and Requirements for Clinical PositionsRegistered as a Dietitian Nutritionist in the State of ConnecticutLOCATIONBristol CT. This position may also provide support to health centers located in Hartford New Britain Plainville and for service 8 hours per week. This Dietitian will also teach a cooking class one evening a week from 5:30-7: BENEFITSAt Wheeler were committed to not only supporting your career growth but also ensuring your well-being and security. Heres how we invest in you:Maintain Work-Life Harmony:Access free and confidential counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESConduct comprehensive assessment of the patients nutritional status and diet history and screen for potential providers orders and develop counseling intervention/service plan to address specific health risks or culturally competent education to patients and their families on nutritional needs and on all plans and patient progress with multidisciplinary care teams and other community supports. Attend all required team tolerance and effectiveness of nutritional regimen and make treatment modifications in collaboration with nutrition classes in the centers kitchen that enable patients to make healthy food choices and manage the symptoms of disease or chronic specialized evidence-based curriculums on nutrition for toddlers diabetes and other health conditions in conjunction with the community health worker customized programs for patients to use at home and monitor progress with patient and care for food insecurity using a validated tool or families with food and nutritional resources in the special projects to address food insecurity within population occasional community presentations on nutrition and diet as it relates to specific health to develop knowledge and understanding about the history traditions values family systems and artistic expression of groups served as well as uses appropriate methodological approaches skills and techniques that reflect an understanding of culture.#IND123 #LI-MM1