Spanish Speaking Medical Nutrition Therapist (Contractor)
About The Position
The contracted Medical Nutrition Therapist is responsible for providing nutritional services to children and youth within the Enhanced Family Foster Care and Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program, as well as provide Enhanced Nutrition Services through Social Care Networks. Services must be medically necessary and recommended by a physician or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts acting within his or her scope of practice under state law. Medical Nutrition Therapy Services are intended to: Prevent nutrition-related disease, disability, and/or other health conditions or their progression. Prolong life, and/or promote physical and behavioral health and efficiency. Achieve specific outcomes such as: Remediate/manage existing nutrition-related health conditions. Strengthen and maintain optimal health and well-being for children/youth at-risk of nutrition-related disease, disability, or adverse health conditions. Strengthen self-care skills to promote independence.
Requirements
- RD, CDN, CN Required
- Fluent in Spanish
- Related experience required
- Understanding of trauma
- Experience working with individuals with significant medical and MH background
- Experience working with children and youth of diverse backgrounds
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree Preferred
- Previous experience in the social welfare setting a plus
Responsibilities
- Able to create trusting and impactful relationships with children and youth
- Create treatment plans for specific health conditions as needed
- Understand the connection between mental health, physical health, and trauma
- Provide an initial nutrition and lifestyle assessment
- Provide one on one nutrition counseling, including counseling related to long-term dietary change, eating disorders, increased physical activity, and behavior change strategies for weight control; and counseling and skill building to facilitate the knowledge, skill, and ability necessary for self-care.
- Provide Follow-up intervention visits to monitor progress
- Communication with the various agency departments such as medical and mental health treatment team, case planning, foster parents, birth parents and external community providers/agencies
- Attendance in team meetings and family conferences as needed
- Provide training to staff to ensure compliance as needed
- Provide individual nutritional counseling for individuals who are referred by the physician or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts acting within his or her scope of practice under State law.
- Provide training to staff in the area of Nutrition in regard to NY State Regulations as indicated.
- Detailed documentation and timely submission of session reports
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
