What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nutritionist position at Harlem United Community AIDS Center Inc?
Position Description
The Nutritionist/Dietitian has overall responsibility for the development and monitoring of all nutritional services of the Adult Day Healthcare Center (ADHC). These services include menu preparation, consideration with food preparation staff, and the selection of client meals and snacks. This position functions in a primarily electronic environment and requires proficiency in ‘Windows” based technology. Additional responsibilities include providing nutritional/therapeutic counseling and ongoing nutritional education to participants of the ADHC within specified time frames, supervising and monitoring the nutritional status of clients through written assessments and facilitation of groups.
Essential Job Functions
The following duties are mandatory requirements of the job:
1. Completes an initial client nutritional assessment within five (5) visits and in a period not to exceed thirty (30) days after admission on all new clients.
2. Reevaluate the nutritional status of all clients every 180 days and complete a care plan for nutritionally high-risk clients based on criteria.
3. Facilitate weekly nutrition groups covering wide range of medically/nutrition-relevant topics.
4. Supervises nutritional planning, food production/preparation, dietary modifications and make all necessary adjustments on weekly menu of the ADHC with food service staff.
5. Contributes to initial and ongoing comprehensive care planning and attends comprehensive care planning meetings, rounds when on site.
6. Provides in-service education to the program staff and volunteers.
7. Acts as liaison to external care providers in regard to possible interaction of medical condition, drug treatment, and nutritional status.
8. Maintains client caseload for purpose of coordinating care both within program and with outside case management providers.
9. Ensure the integrity and confidentiality of all patient information in the EHR by not sharing personal user name or password with other staff.
10. Ensure the integrity and confidentiality of all patient information in the EHR by exiting the application or locking the system when away from the computer
11. Supports and participates in advocacy efforts to end the twin crises of homelessness and AIDS.
Education and Certification
Must be registered as a Dietitian from a school accredited by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Must have Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition from an accredited college or university. Two years clinical experience in a health setting preferred. Experience in working with populations with HIV/AIDS, mental health, and substance use desirable. Bilingual, English-Spanish a plus.
