Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Registered Dietician to join our growing team in Harriman. 

RATE OF PAY/SALARY: $35.00 per hour

WORK LOCATION(S): Harriman, NY

STATUS: Full-Time

Ability to work two remote days after successful completion of training.

CORNERSTONE’S MISSION: 

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay.  For more than fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability. 

CORNERSTONE BENEFITS: 

Competitive salaries   I   Health Benefits   I   Retirement plan   I   Paid Time Off   I   Sick Time  I  Flexible Spending  I    Dependent Care  I    Paid Holidays 

This individual possesses expertise that qualifies him or her to perform all nutrition-related duties at Cornerstone Family Healthcare WIC program, including providing and overseeing high risk care participants.

Description of Duties: 

• Conduct a complete nutrition assessment, determine nutrition risk, and enroll participants.
• Conduct breastfeeding assessment and provide participant centered counseling that helps mothers initiate breastfeeding, establish milk supply, exclusively breastfeed, and continue breastfeeding.
• Address common breastfeeding concerns and issue breast pumps.
• Develop and implement individual care plans (ICPs) and oversee high risk care to all participants.
• Refer high-risk participants to other health-related and social services, as necessary.
• Prescribe, tailor and authorize food packages based on participants’ needs. Reissue food packages.
• Provide and document participant-centered nutrition education/counseling for participants.
• Ensure the efficient flow of the assessment and education processes.
• Track high-risk participants’ progress in improving their health and document for outcomes.
• Schedule participants secondary nutrition education appointments and high-risk contacts.
• Participate in in-service training programs for professionals and paraprofessionals.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Site Supervisor and Program Director. 
• Attend and participate in monthly department, All Staff, and other required meetings. 
• Be familiar with and adhere to all clinical, administrative, and general policies and procedures as outlined in the Cornerstone Family HealthCare Policy and Procedure Manual and Employee Handbook. 
• Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of Cornerstone Family Healthcare including, but not limited to, patient confidentiality, financial, and employee relations. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. For other complaints, contact: (1) mail: WIC Program Director NYSDOH, Riverview Center Room 650, 150 Broadway, Albany, NY 12204; or (2) phone: The Growing up Healthy Hotline at 1-800-522-5006; or (3) email. Filing Complaints 1. All discrimination complaints must be filed within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory action. 2. The USDA Civil Rights Complaint Form (or a letter containing the same information as the form) must be submitted to the fax, email, or mailing information provided in the USDA nondiscrimination statement. 3. All other complaints must be sent to the email, phone, or mailing information provided in the other complaints section of the nondiscrimination statement. If the complaint is deemed to be a protected basis under the USDA nondiscrimination statement, it will be forwarded to the USDA for review within five days. 4. Complaint information must be completed and signed in order to avoid a processing delay.  

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• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Nutritional Sciences, Community Nutrition, Clinical Dietetics, Foods and Nutrition, or a related field from a regionally accredited college or university, or one recognized by the New York State Education Department.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) credential, or eligibility for registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Completion of an accredited dietetic internship program is required.