Registered Dietitian

Tandem Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and accredited patient-centered medical home (PCMH) providing high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services to the Sumter community. Tandem Health strives to enhance the well-being of its community by delivering personalized and compassionate healthcare solutions.

The Registered Dietitian will work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team to create desired goals and outcomes of nutritional care for patients in all practice sites. The Registered Dietitian is responsible for providing comprehensive assessment, care coordination services, disease education and self-management support with patients who have chronic health conditions, specifically but not limited to diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. The Registered Dietitian will be integrated into the office-based health care team to work in partnership to promote patient-centered care, frequent contact with primary care providers, medical home team members, and actively participate in interdisciplinary patient-centered team meetings.

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Science, or related degree;
  Master’s degree in Nutritional Science preferred.
• Registered Dietitian recognized by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Licensed Registered Dietitian by the South Carolina Board of Dietetics.
• Two (2) years of clinical nutrition experience preferred.
• Experience with chronic disease and/or maternity nutrition counseling preferred.
• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) preferred.
• Certified insulin pump trainer preferred.