Nutritionist - RD

Sea Mar Community Health Centers is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities.

The organization specializes in service to Latinos in Washington State and proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation.

We are seeking a Full-time Registered Dietitian to join our team at our WIC department in Olympia, WA.

The Registered Dietitian will be responsible for nutrition, high-risk counseling, and assisting with the WIC certification process serving at a WIC site.

This position will require travel to Sea Mar's WIC sites in the Thurston County region, including Yelm, Rochester, and Tenino.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains complete and up-to-date charts (documenting counseling session as specified by program guidelines in legible form), and statistical program records.
• Establishes and maintains professional working relationships with team members and other Sea Mar staff.
• Serves as a liaison between Nutrition and/or WIC and other clinic and community services and makes referrals as appropriate.
• Provides Medical, MSS, and patient nutritional assessment and nutrition counseling.
• Facilitates appointment time through scheduling and following up on failed appointments according to protocol.
• Coordinates services with other health professionals, and cooperates with other departments.
• Documents assessment, treatment, and plan of action from counseling session in Medical record according to protocol.
• Compares information collected to program criteria to accurately determine WIC eligibility and nutrition risk factors.
• Determines appropriate food package, explains nutrient content of WIC foods, identifies contracted food vendor, issues manual or computerized food vouchers and documents check issuance.

Required Qualifications:

• Possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in nutrition from an accredited university.
• Completed an accredited dietetic internship program or Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Dietetics.
• 7 hours of HIV/AIDS course.
• WA State Registration and Certification for Dietitian or RD/CD eligible with attainment of these credentials within time period stated in the Sea Mar Nutrition Program Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Medical Assistant-Registered Certification required for Hemoglobin testing for WIC RD.

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization.

Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it's a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement.

The fringe benefits surpass most companies.

For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
• We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment.