Registered Dietician – Certified Diabetes Educator

Registered Dietician
Exempt, Part Time
Department: Adult Medicine 

Since 1970, Community Health Services has existed to provide comprehensive health care services to the residents of Hartford and Windsor. We were made for the community, by the community, to offer a full spectrum of services to include medical, behavioral health care, dental care, a full-service pharmacy and more. Our goal is to offer our patients a medical home; a place where they can come for all of their needs; a place where the clinical staff know them by their first name. Our dedicated staff demonstrate the good we can do on a daily basis when we provide quality care with dignity to each and every individual. We want to help our patients get all of the health care they need — when they need it — so they may too live a healthier and happier life.

Community Health Services, Inc. is seeking a Registered Dietician in our Adult Medicine clinic. The Registered Dietician delivers superior nutritional consultation and education services while supporting population health efforts by adhering to clinical quality measures and using data to monitor, identify, and address variances in outcomes across the patient panel.

The successful candidate will:

• Possess a bachelor’s degree in nutrition or a related field
• Have one (1) year of experience proving nutrition services and/or diabetes education in a clinical setting
• Be a certified Diabetes Educator
• Possess a valid State of Connecticut license as a dietician/nutritionist
• Be certified by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Possess a CPR certification at the healthcare provider level or eligible to obtain certification within 90 days of hire
• Have CPT-4 and ICT-10 coding experience
• Provide nutrition care services to an active panel of patients, based on assessments, in accordance with professional standards of care as well as organization policies, and procedures, and protocols and department and organizational scheduling protocols
• Perform individualized nutrition assessments of dietary history and food habits to provide comprehensive nutrition counseling and education
• Review and evaluate medical and dietary history, laboratory data, and physical assessments, where necessary, to evaluate patients for nutrition-related risks
• Evaluate psychosocial, function, and behavioral factors related to food access, selection, and preparation as well as physical activity
• Provide nutrition education that respects the patient’s health literacy and social determinants of health needs
• Provide specialized nutrition care and support to chronically, critically, and acutely ill populations and educate patients as appropriate
• Assist patients in identifying self-management goals and document progress or outcomes as appropriate
• Act as a nutrition consultant to the organization and collaborate with primary care providers as needed or requested to ensure patients’ nutrition needs are met
• Prepare and/or maintain instructional and information materials for patients regarding nutrition and dietary guidance
• Support population health efforts by using data analytic tools to monitor and continuously improve outcomes across various patient populations
• Submit accurate, timely documentation that captures plan of care and clinical decision-making that complies with federal, state, third-party payer, and organizational documentation, coding, and billing standards
• Adhere to clinical and administrative quality measures as demonstrated by ongoing and focused professional practice evaluation
• Participate in department initiatives designed to improve the efficient and effective function of clinical operations
• Contribute to systems and process designed to ensure the quality and safety of clinical care by participating in ongoing and focused professional practice evaluation and peer review activities

Some benefit programs available to eligible employees include:

• Community Health Services participates in the NHSC Loan Repayment Program
• Productivity bonus
• Paid Malpractice and CME
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan and up to 4% Employer Match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Competitive Pay
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Short Term Disability
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Worker’s Compensation
• Various Leave Programs – Bereavement, Military, Maternity, and more

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

CHS requires all new employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 prior to starting employment with CHS unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.

Community Health Services is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.