Registered Dietitian; On-Call; ICC

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360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

The Integrated Care Center Clinic is a federally qualified health centre that provide primary care, behavioral health, addiction treatment, psychiatry, dental care, and more. We provide care to those most in need including those who are suffering from homelessness, mental illness, substance use, mental illness, and chronic medical conditions. We provide team based care in an integrated care setting. We are looking for a mission driven, service leader who works well in a team, has experience with managing and supporting staff, champions quality improvement, leads change, and is excited to innovate.

This is a union eligible position.

This is a union eligible position.

This is an On Call position: shift hours and days vary as needed.

The on call registered dietitian will work in the Integrated Care Center Clinic, a primary care clinic that primarily serving patients who are suffering from homelessness, poverty and addiction. The position works collaboratively with medical and behavioral health staff.

The on call registered dietitian provides nutrition consultation (in person or remote) for patients who have been evaluated as at-risk for nutrition, or referred for nutrition-related problems, chronic disease management, as well as prevention and wellness. Works as part of a multidisciplinary team to identify, educate, and assist patients with attaining goals related to healthy eating habits, nutrition knowledge, eligibility and access to nutrition programs in the state and county, and health outcomes for chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, oral care, substance use disorders, mental health, obesity, and more.

Performs nutrition assessments, developing and implementing evidence-based nutrition interventions, and monitoring and evaluating patients progress (nutrition care process).

• Conducts nutrition assessments when warranted by a patient’s needs or conditions.
• Utilizes dietary history, medial history, BMI, and clinical data to assess current nutrition status.
• Meets regularly with each patient as needed.
• Reviews dietary intake for factors that affect health conditions and nutritional risk.
• Prioritizes the relative importance of nutrition problems for optimal patient health, recovery from illness, management of chronic disease, or disease prevention.
• Formulates a plan of action to address nutritional risks and problems using evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines.
• Assesses education needs and provides nutrition counseling based on individual needs, including nutrient requirements, knowledge and abilities, and medical, economic and social situations, as well as religious, cultural, and ethnic considerations.
• Monitors and evaluates patients’ nutrition needs, measures outcomes, and effectiveness of plan, and adjusts as needed.

• Provides health education sessions with individual patients, families, and groups as needed.
• Educates patients and staff on nutrition access programs (ie. WIC, CalFRESH, food pantries, etc.), and resources in the community for access to healthy food.
• Creates and provides nutrition education handouts and recipes for patients.

• Works in coordination with the multidisciplinary team (medical, dental, mental health, psychiatry, addiction medicine, and case managers) to identify and address nutritional needs of patients.
• Participates in case conferencing at provider meetings, as well as the integration meeting, to ensure quality…