Registered Dietitian

Description

About Us:

Mendocino Community Health Center has been providing high-quality and compassionate care to our communities since 1992. We first started with only 13 employees, but now have over 340 dedicated staff members spread across Lake and Mendocino County. We have expanded our services from only providing medical and dental care to include medication-assisted treatment, women's health, pediatric care, behavioral health, HIV care, and various specialties. If you want to be a part of an organization that is always there for those who need us the most. Join us and be part of the team dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care for our communities!

Description:

Mendocino Community Health Center (MCHC) is seeking a full-time Registered Dietitian who is accountable, empathetic, and collaborative to join our team. As a full-time Registered Dietitian with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference. You'll develop personalized dietary programs, offer counseling, and provide specialized support for conditions like diabetes, obesity, pregnancy, and kidney disease. Your work will take you to different MCHC site locations, ensuring our services reach those who need them most.

Duties include:

• Develops and implements culturally sensitive programs of instruction in diet therapy, nutrition, and diet counseling techniques for MCHC staff; develops needed nutrition education materials.
• Teaches and counsels patients of various demographic groups to select and/or prepare and use the foods that will best nourish their bodies, taking into consideration physical, financial, social, and emotional needs, as well as personal preferences and cultural patterns.
• Provide specialized education to patients with diabetes, obesity, pregnancy, kidney disease, et cetera.
• Travels to all MCHC site locations, as scheduled and as needed
• Performs additional duties as assigned

Benefits Offered:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• 401k Match
• Flexible Spending Account
• And more...

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Be a registered dietitian (RD) or registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) in good standing with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in nutrition/dietetics
• Minimum of one year of registered dietitian experience.
• Must be eligible to provide medically necessary Medical Nutrition Therapy reimbursable by Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Diabetic Educator (CDE)
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
• Bilingual, English/Spanish, Fluent