Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Community Nutritionist for MMC Healthy Communities Underserved Grant

1. Identifies community nutrition needs and resources. Analyzes and makes recommendations for strategies and programs to improve the nutritional status of target populations.

2. Conducts community assessments for the purpose of recommending and planning nutrition programming and delivery.

3. Plans and delivers nutrition education programs for a variety of community groups. Considers educational level, socioeconomic and cultural factors, and stages of readiness to learn and change behaviors in preparing programs.

4. Utilizes assessment and evaluation techniques that consider the varied needs of populations, as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns.

5. Incorporates learning approaches that consider the cultural, religious, educational, and medical situation of clients or groups.

6. Coordinates and refers clients to other providers and services as needed. Maintains appropriate documentation of services and contacts with clients.

7. Demonstrates accountability for the proper use of patients’ protected health information.

8. Attends selected national, state, and local meetings as necessary to stay abreast of trends and development in public health nutrition and specialty areas of practice.

9. Interprets and disseminates current scientific information via written communications and public speaking.

10. Evaluates nutrition education materials for accuracy, effectiveness, and adherence to standards of nutrition care. Selects, orders, and develops nutrition education materials as needed.

11. Identifies opportunities to increase community awareness of public health nutrition services.

12. Maintains dietetic registration and continuing education requirements.

13. Participate in staff meetings, conferences, training sessions and workshops as assigned.

14. Assist as a team member with other community health related events and responses.

Required:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or related field

2. Licensed with the State of New Jersey as a Registered Dietician

Preferred

Bilingual English/Spanish

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ

• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ

• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ

• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ

• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ

• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ

• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice

• Atlantic Mobile Health

• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years

• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare

• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare

• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review

• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP

• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)

• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets

• NJ Sustainable Business

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.