Dietician Registered, Per Diem, Somerville, NJ

Job Title:

Dietician Registered

Location:

RWJUH Somerset

Department Name:
Community Health

Req #:

Status:
Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $35.92 - $35.92 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

RWJBarnabas Health is looking to add a qualified Per Diem Registered Dietitian in Somerville, NJ.This role is to incorporate individual and interpersonal level nutritional educational interventions that create changes in knowledge, attitudes, behavior and health outcomes among individuals, families or small, targeted groups within a community setting.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Health Sciences, Dietetics or equivalent
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics AND requires that licensure applicants complete a one year internship at minimum

Preferred:

• Previous community education experience strongly preferred

Certifications and Licenses

Required:

• Registered Dietitian or RDN eligible

Scheduling Requirements:

• Day Shift
• Per Diem Schedule (some weekends and holidays)

Essential Functions:

• Manage El Poder Nutrition and Diabetes Programs and Initiatives
• Teach and implement diabetes prevention and management program for the Hispanic community in a group setting
• Work closely with program coordinator to develop the annual curriculum for the 12 week and 10 week El Poder program
• Provide nutritional assessment for all El Poder participants during initial and final program sessions
• Develop educational materials and PowerPoint presentations in Spanish
• Assist in the preparation of nutrition lesson plans that include portion control, MyPlate method, etc
• Assist program coordinator with data collection including screening results, pre and post test Document and screens for social determinants of health seen among program participants in order to raise awareness of systemic barriers to community stakeholders, and funders
• Periodically reassesses participants needs, effectiveness of interventions, and attainment of chosen outcomes
• Provides information, education and direction to program coordinator to support program participant s needs
• Measurement Method Schedules and calendar of events and attendance sheets annually
• Review all program evaluations and makes changes to curriculum and programs according to data collected

Nutrition Counseling

• Provide both individual and group nutrition counseling for El Poder participants, Assesses nutritional needs and develops nutritional care plans for individuals
• Counsels clients on prescribed diet, adapting meal plan to the individual s life style, economic status and ethnic food preferences Maintains referring physicians informed of patients nutritional care plan in writing in a timely manner
• Measurement Method Supervisory Observation

Community Nutritional Programs

• Develop culturally appropriate curriculum that is evidence based, and use linguistically appropriate materials, based on the recommendations of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Promote programs in the community by utilizing flyers, social media, etc
• Establish good working relations with educational representatives, community leaders, and community based organizations
• Support with programming the nutritional objectives outlined in the Community Health Improvement Plan CHIP

Reports and Grant Compliance

• Complete required documents and reports, if needed to be presented yearly grant renewal
• Assist with final grant report based on set goals, objectives and outcomes
• Reports program activities in CBISA, when necessary

Event Registration and Program Representation

• Represents and promotes Community Health at internal and external events i.e. (health screenings, exhibits, community functions)
• Supports community events during non-regular working hours i.e. (after 5 pm; and on weekends)
• Collaborates with colleagues on department initiatives and projects

Professional Development

• Demonstrates professional growth and development on the job as evidenced by completing the following
• A…