Registered Dietitian

GENERATIONS FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INC•Putnam, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Generations Family Health Center, Inc. is a regional community health center covering a 37-town rural region in eastern Connecticut with sites located in Willimantic, Danielson, Norwich, and Putnam. Their dedicated staff provides a full range of primary care services to all ages including medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare, as well as care coordination and community outreach. The Registered Dietitian provides high-quality, culturally competent nutrition services and diabetes education to Generations Family Health Center patients. This role includes individualized counseling, teaching self-management classes and assistance with disease specific programs including, but not limited to, Healthy Weight Clinic and Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support. The Registered Dietitian also contributes to the development of evidence-based nutrition interventions, maintains accurate documentation, and promotes nutrition services across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nutrition or related field
Hold RD/RDN credential through Commission on Dietetic Registration
Hold active CT State certification as a Dietitian-Nutritionist (CD-N)
Eligible for enrollment as a Connecticut Medicaid Provider
Experience and training in individual outpatient nutrition care and group education.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual candidates (Spanish/English) preferred based on patient population.

Responsibilities

Nutrition counseling tailored to each patient’s medical needs, lifestyle, and cultural food practices with sensitivity to the diverse populations served.
Teach self-management classes focused on diabetes, weight management, and other disease-specific nutrition needs.
Assist in developing diabetes prevention programming, diabetes support programming, and pediatric healthy weight programing.
Maintain accurate, timely documentation of all nutrition encounters in the E.M.R. including billing requirements.
Collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary team.
Promote nutrition services across Generations Family Health Center sites and participate in community outreach and engagement collaboration activities as needed.
Maintain an active Registered Dietitian status through ongoing CEU participation and adherence to professional standards.
Conducts comprehensive nutrition assessments for patients to identify nutrition-related needs, risks, and appropriate interventions.
Collects and evaluates medical, dietary, psychosocial, and lifestyle data, including review of medical records, laboratory values, and patient history.
Participate in peer review process to support quality improvement and professional growth.
Perform additional duties as assigned in support of department and organizational goals.