Job Description

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who see it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking a full-time Dietitian to join our team supporting our Brooklyn site.

The Dietitian plans and delivers nutritional information to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease.

Essential Responsibilities and Job Duties:

• Provides verbal, written, and/or demonstrations on various Medical Nutrition Therapies or general healthy eating based on patient's preferred education method considering health background, nutritional, cultural and socioeconomic history
• Evaluates medical records to obtain necessary medical information to determine client nutritional status, needs, and develop nutrition care plans
• Consults with physicians, nurse practitioners on appropriate nutritional intervention to improve client nutritional status
• Evaluates effects of nutritional intervention on individual client nutritional status to determine need for further intervention or revision of nutrition care plan
• Provides nutritional counseling and education for clients to assist them in making desired changes in eating habits.
• Provides consultation into the development of program policies and procedures
• Provides drug-nutrient interrelationship information to assure that clients receive maximum benefits from drugs and diet
• Attends staff meetings and trainings at both site and local levels, provides direction and executes health education programs as needed
• Maintains accurate records to meet regulatory agency guidelines and assists clients in making desired changes in eating habits
• Completes initial and follow up assessment encounters within the appropriate time frame according to policy and procedure
• Conducts in service/presentations as requested to clients enhance understanding of the role of nutrition in health and promote the role of the dietitian
• Attends and participates in seminars and continuing education programs to expand knowledge of current trends in nutrition and in issues/ concerns of community nutrition and public health
• Attends all mandatory in-service programs including fire safety, infection control, clinical HIV/AIDS manifestations, transmission, prevention psychosocial issues, confidentiality and client rights
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent client care information to ensure residents are protected

Minimum Education Requirement:

Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Education Requirement:

Master’s Degree

Minimum Licensure/Certification/ Registration Requirement:

• RD/ RDN and CDN
• Must have a New York State License
• CPR/ BLS Certification

Salary Range: $57,276.10 to $71,595.13 / annually

Relation to Mission
The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act
Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities
The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.