Job description
Job title
Registered Dietitian Part Time
Reports to
Medical Director
Department:
North Clinics
Status:
Exempt
Operation Samahan Mission
Building Healthier and Happier Communities Together
Operation Samahan Inc.
(OSI) is a federally qualified community health center that emerged over forty years ago. The agency serves low-income families and individuals in the County of San Diego in two (2) strategic areas with a high density population of Filipinos/Asian and other low-income, uninsured individuals — National City (Southern San Diego County) and Mira Mesa (North Central San Diego).
JOB PURPOSE
Dietitians (and nutritionists) help plan and implement balanced, nutritional meal programs and promote healthy eating habits. The dietitian is educated and trained on how to prevent and minimize health issues caused or exacerbated by dietary deficiencies or malnutrition. This will start as a part-time, 8 hours day, 3 days a week.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSBILITIES
- Plans, directs, and provides nutritional services, including counseling and educating patients and families.
- Completing medical nutritional assessments for all patients seen by Dietitian
- Ensuring documentation on all patients are in accordance with state and federal regulations
Quality Management:
- Contribute to the success of the organization by participating in quality improvement activities.
Customer Relations:
- Maintain professional working relationships with all levels of staff, clients and the public.
- Be a team player and cooperate in accomplishing department goals and objectives.
Safety:
- Maintain current knowledge of policies and procedures as they relate to safe work practices.
- Follow all safety procedures and report unsafe conditions.
- Know location of nearest fire extinguisher and emergency exits.
HIPAA/Compliance:
- Maintain privacy of all patient, employee and volunteer information and access such information only on a need to know basis for business purposes.
- Comply with all regulations regarding corporate integrity and security obligations. Report unethical, fraudulent, or unlawful behavior or activity.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Proficient in Windows and Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
- Must have a high level of organizational skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with a variety of people.
- Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills with staff, Board members, vendors, medical providers, and members of the general public.
- Complete many different duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
- Must be able to work under stress when confronted with critical or unusual situations.
- Must be able to follow instructions explicitly.
- Demonstrates ability to exercise analytic ability.
- Bilingual in English and Tagalog preferred
- Read and write, verbal and written communication, time management, and interpersonal skills.
- Prioritize, meet deadlines, and use sound judgment.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least two years of experience working in a clinical setting.
- Has conducted and/or participated in conducting a community needs assessment and/or community-based participatory research (CBPR).
Annual Requirements, Licensure, and Certifications:
- American Dietitian Association
- Have reliable transportation; clean driving record, and car insurance as required by the state.
OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Move throughout the clinic and community.
- Repetitive hand movement, use and view PC. Use fax, telephone, and copier.
- Sits or stand for long period of time, reach, bend, climb, stoop, and lift up to 25lb.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to: Medical Director
FLSA Status: Exempt
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