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(Updated: September 8, 2010)
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Clinical Dietitian (Full-Time), Southern Maryland Hospital - Clinton, MD (posted 09/08/2010)
Job Description:
358-bed acute care hospital in Clinton, Maryland.
The clinical dietitian plans, directs, and provides nutritional care to patients, conducts nutrition assessments, screening, and diet consults. Supervises the work of the diet office and diet clerks. Involved with Performance Improvement, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, and other interdisciplinary committees. The dietitian serves as a member of the management team.
Required Education and Experience:
Must be registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and licensed in the state of Maryland.
At least 2 years of related experience preferred.
Contact Information:
Excellent salary and benefits.
Please send resumes to Ileana Huseman, Director of Food and Nutrition Services Department
301-877-5573
ileanahuseman@southernmarylandhospital.com
email: ileanahuseman@southernmaryland
Nutritionist (Full-Time), WIC - Franklin County, Pennsylvania (posted 09/07/2010)
Other Information:
WIC is a federally funded program that provides healthy supplemental foods
and nutrition services for pregnant women, postpartum and breastfeeding
women, infants and children under age five in a supportive environment. The
goal of the WIC Program is to decrease the risk of poor birth outcomes and
to improve the health of the participants during critical stages of growth and
development. The WIC Program has earned the reputation of being one of
the most successful Federally-funded nutrition programs in the United States.
Required Education and Experience:
Position Details:
♦ Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in
Dietetics, Nutrition or Nutritional Science.
♦ Registered Nurses may be considered.
♦ Ample benefits including health insurance, paid
holidays and vacation days.
♦ Must be willing to travel as needed.
♦ Will perform direct client services including
eligibility screening, risk assessment, individual
education in a clinic setting.
♦ Basic computer skills required.
♦ Must enjoy a busy, fast-paced atmosphere.
♦ Positive attitude required for this team.
♦ Spanish-speaking abilities a plus.
Contact Information:
If you are interested in this rewarding position please forward your resume to:
Mail: WIC Director, 153 North Stratton Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325
Fax: 717-334-1971 Email: mford@sccap.org
No phone calls please. EOE.
email: mford@sccap.org
Director (), Center for Nutrition and Health Promotion for the ILSI Research Foundation - Washington, DC (posted 08/19/2010)
Job Description:
Principal Responsibilities:
• Design and implement a research program that provides strong leadership in the fields of nutrition and health promotion.
• Engage in fund-raising by identifying and pursuing funding opportunities to support the Center’s research program.
• Keep the ILSI RF Board of Trustees, and ILSI Research Foundation Executive Director informed concerning the Center’s programs, including both opportunities and challenges, seeking input and approvals, as necessary.
• Provide direction and oversight to the existing Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) program, including managing the staff on a day-to-day basis.
• Facilitate communication between the Center and other ILSI entities and work closely and collaboratively with senior staff of other ILSI entities to achieve common objectives.
Required Education and Experience:
Education/Experience: Ph.D. in nutrition or closely related area of human biology, e.g. biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, etc. with 5 + years of research and program implementation experience in nutrition. Demonstrated ability to create a program vision with short and long-term objectives, generate funding and partnerships to carry-out the vision, and to carry the individual components of the program to completion. Documented entrepreneurial experience and success in attracting funding for similar programs.
Specialized Knowledge: Reputation for delivering high-quality science and being an effective collaborator with scientists from academia, government and industry. Exposure to international nutrition issues desired.
Contact Information:
Individuals interested in applying for this position should send their C.V. to ILSI Human Resources, 1156 15th Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, USA or by email to mlemondes@ilsi.org.
email: mlemondes@ilsi.org
Nutrition Technical Specialist (), Counterpart International - Arlington, VA (posted 08/19/2010)
Job Description:
Counterpart International is seeking a Nutrition Technical Specialist to join the Food Security and Nutrition division at its Arlington, VA headquarters. The specialist will play a lead role in building nutrition-related expertise and capacity at HQ and in teh field to meet the goals and objectives of Counterpart and program donors. the specialist will represent Counterpart’s nutrition capacity and expertise externally and will ensure that Counterpart nutrition activities incorporate the most up-to-date knowledge and best practices for achieving maximum impact for program beneficiaries. The specialist will contribute to the development of new Counterpart food security and nutrition programs, backstop current nutrition program activities and have responsibility for nutrition knowledge, management, and capacity building within Counterpart.
Other Information:
For full position description and to apply visit our website at www.counterpart.org. Resumes and applications may be submitted through the Employment section of our website under About Counterpart.
Nutrition Counselor (), WIC - Silver Spring/Takoma Park, MD (posted 08/19/2010)
Other Information:
CCI offers a competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, vacation, sick, short-term and long-term disability, and an optional dental, vision and retirement plan.
Required Education and Experience:
Applicant must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or other health related field and must be computer literate, flexible and a team player. Experience in a community health center serving a culturally diverse and underserved population is beneficial.
An applicant bi-lingual in English and Spanish is strongly preferred.
website: http://www.cciweb.org/jobs
Nutrition Assistant (), WIC - Takoma Park, MD (posted 08/19/2010)
Other Information:
CCI offers a competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, vacation, sick, short-term and long-term disability, and an optional dental, vision and retirement plan.
Required Education and Experience:
An applicant must have completed of 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university plus one year of experience in health or human service delivery; a Bachelor’s Degree in human service related field may be substituted for the education and experience requirement. An applicant must be bi-lingual in English and Spanish, computer literate, flexible and a team player. Experience in a community health center serving a culturally diverse and underserved population is beneficial.
website: http://www.cciweb.org/jobs
Clinical Research Dietitian (Full Time), Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health - Bethesda, MD (posted 08/16/2010)
Job Description:
If you are selected for this position, your duties will include but are not limited to the following:
· Provide individual nutrition care to patients; screening newly admitted patients and gaining pertinent background information and diet history to assess the medical and research care priorities; providing all components of the Nutrition Care Process (assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring/evaluation) to patients.
· Actively participates in the health care team by attending rounds, advising and informing the multidisciplinary health care team about the patient's nutritional care and nutrition research issues.
· Provide nutrition research services to support protocols in assigned areas. This may include research design, protocol management, data collection, reporting body composition assessment, and administering and analyzing food questionnaires.
· Direct the Health Technicians (Dietetics) in the management of nutritional care and research support.
· Provide training and in-service for medical/professional staff, dietetic interns, students and support personnel
Contact Information:
The job announcement can be found at www.usajobs.gov if you search for job announcement number CC-10-436640-CRS.
website: http://jobview.usajobs.gov/Get