Registered Dietitian - Bilingual
1 month ago
San Francisco
Job Description The Mission Neighborhood Health Center (MNHC) is a non-profit, multi-site community health organization offering comprehensive health services in the Mission and Excelsior Districts of San Francisco. The center offers primary health care services, adult medicine, pediatrics, family planning, OB/GYN, HIV and homeless services. We advocate for health equity and deliver innovative, high-quality services responsive to the neighborhoods and diverse communities we serve. We are currently looking for qualified candidates for our Registered Dietitian role. This position reports to the Wellness Director and is a Regular, Full Time, Exempt role with a starting annual range of $92,718 to $101,082 with full benefits. Opportunity for hybrid work after completion of introductory period. Primary Objective: The Registered Dietitian is a critical care team member responsible for assessing the nutritional status of patients, tracking and following-up with patients with chronic diseases, and maintaining a panel of Adult Medicine patients enrolled in Diabetes Care Management. This role closely collaborates with members of the Adult Medicine Care Teams. Essential Functions/Responsibilities: • Obtains, records, analyzes and evaluates nutrition and dietary history of patients., • Develops a patient-centered plan of nutrition plan. Includes dietary consultation to patients and their families on the selection and preparation of food taking into account income, cultural patterns, etc., • Provides on-going evaluations of patients’ nutritional status and follows up at regular intervals. Participates in Care Team meetings., • Run monthly panel management reports searches on chronic care conditions and enroll patients into Diabetic Care Management program., • Tracks and follows up with patients enrolled in Diabetic Care Management., • Refers patients to food programs such as WIC, CalFresh, food pantries and serves as liaison with these programs., • Provides self-management education to gestational diabetic patients and monitors their diabetes indicators, as needed., • Participates in monthly department meetings., • Participates in Quality Improvement activities., • Bilingual in English and Spanish required., • Registered Dietitian credential., • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or related field., • 1-2 years of experience in individual nutritional counseling/group nutrition education preferred., • Knowledge of diabetes care and diabetes self-management., • Experience working with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and mental health related conditions., • Experience or familiarity with community health centers and/or primary care clinics., • Employee incentive program of up to $4,000 every year, • Annual 4% COLA increase, • 401(k) retirement savings plan includes a company contribution, • Vacation: 2 weeks annually (increases to 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 8 years), • Paid educational leave: 40 hours annually, • Medical insurance: zero out-of-pocket expense under the base plan, • Dental and vision insurance provided at no cost to the employee, • Life insurance includes a free basic policy with an optional voluntary plan, • Paid time off includes 12 paid holidays, a birthday holiday, two floating holidays and 12 sick days per year, • Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care expenses Powered by JazzHR 5kVI06t09w