Bilingual Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Job Description

Community Servings’ mission is to actively engage the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals to chronically and critically ill individuals and their families. In addition, we are committed to prioritizing racial and economic justice and health equity in all our programs and business practices.

We are a dynamic and fast-growing agency at the forefront of the “Food is Medicine” field, providing over 1M medically tailored meals annually to clients and their families experiencing illness and food insecurity in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, our work strongly focuses on supporting the regional local food system, delivering high-quality nutrition education to the community, and hosting an on-site food-service workforce development program. Over the past 34 years, the agency has provided 13M+ free, scratch-made meals.

The Bilingual Registered Dietitian Nutritionist assists in the nutritional assessment and counseling of meal delivery clients, leads virtual and in-person community cooking and nutrition workshops, and ensures that home-delivered meals adhere to therapeutic goals and dietary standards.  It is a full-time position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Reviews client medical records and nutritional status to assess client eligibility for home meal delivery program
• Conducts telephonic nutritional assessments and develops care plans for meal delivery clients
• Provides nutritional counseling and responds to client concerns over the phone and in person upon request
• Collaborates with referral partners and medical professionals to adjust client care plans
• Assists with the tracking and maintenance of client paperwork for annual funder and agency audits
• Collaborates with the Executive Chef and kitchen staff to ensure client meals are meeting set nutrition standards
• Assists with evaluating standardized recipes, auditing client meals, and conducting quality assurance measures
• Leads virtual and/or in-person cooking and nutrition workshops both on-site and off-site, as needed
• Assists Manager of Nutrition in supervising and developing projects for dietetic interns

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• OR Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) eligible and must take and pass the registration exam conducted by the Commission on Dietetic Registration within six months of the hire date.
• Willingness to apply for licensure in the States of New Hampshire and Rhode Island
• Bilingual proficiency required, with mandatory Spanish fluency.
• Familiarity with the latest nutritional standards, practices, and procedures
• Experience in developing therapeutic diets and menus for different diagnostic categories
• Experience conducting group nutrition and healthy cooking education for culturally diverse audiences
• Ability to translate complex scientific and nutritional information into simpler messaging for diverse audiences
• Demonstrated skill in interpersonal relations in order to effectively communicate with a multi-cultural population
• Proficient in computers with knowledge of MS Office
• Skill in the effective use of the English language to read and express ideas/facts orally.
• ServSafe certification is a plus
• Able to successfully pass a criminal background check upon hire. Community Servings is a CORI friendly employer.

Benefits:

We offer a complete benefits program including:

• Medical Insurance
• Life-, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time, and Personal Time off
• Flexible Spending account (Medical and Daycare)
• Tuition reimbursement
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Free Dental Insurance
• Free daily community lunch
• Free parking

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or related field and at least six months of clinical nutrition experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the open office work environment is moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is routinely required to stand and walk.

Community Servings knows that diversity drives excellence. We are a place where everyone is welcome. We celebrate, promote, and derive strength from a diversity of lived experiences. We actively seek and encourage an inclusive workforce.

Community Servings participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Please refer to the E-Verification Poster (English/Spanish) and Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish) for additional information. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Community Servings is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before any action is taken against you, including terminating your employment. Community Servings can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed Form I-9.