Registered Dietitian, Bilingual

Project Open Hand improves health outcomes and quality of life by providing nutritious meals to individuals battling serious illnesses, aging challenges, or isolation. Serving the Bay Area communities of San Francisco and Oakland, the organization prepares 2,500 meals and 200 bags of groceries daily with the help of over 125 volunteers. By offering access to healthy food and personalized nutrition support, Project Open Hand empowers clients to better manage symptoms, treatment side effects, and recovery.

The organization fosters community involvement through partnerships with local volunteers, donors, and companies dedicated to fighting food insecurity and supporting vulnerable individuals.

This is a full-time, on-site role (offering 1 work-from-home day each week), for a Registered Dietitian, located in San Francisco, CA. The Registered Dietitian will provide clinical nutrition services, including nutritional counseling, medical nutrition therapy, and support for weight management. They will work closely with clients to develop and implement personalized nutrition plans, monitor health outcomes, and educate clients on healthy eating practices.

Collaboration with internal teams and community stakeholders is integral to delivering impactful services that align with Project Open Hand's mission.

• Knowledge of food service and quality control
• Proficient in nutrition software programs, Computrition preferred
• Experience providing staff training / education
• Ability to work Saturdays and occasional evenings

• 2+ years experience as a Registered Dietitian
• Familiarity with San Francisco and East Bay community health and social service landscapes
• Experience working with people living with HIV/AIDS, other critical and chronic diseases, and the elderly
• Experience developing and executing community-based nutrition education classes
• Cooking, recipe and food preparation experience and comfort teaching basic kitchen skills
• Experience working with vulnerable populations
• Ability to apply strong clinical skills in a community-based setting

• Deliver compassionate, client-centered Medical Nutrition Therapy using the Nutrition Care Process
  , helping clients manage chronic and critical illnesses through personalized nutrition plans.
• Lead the development, review, and implementation of evidence-based nutrition guidelines that support agency goals and meet program contract standards.
• Design, coordinate, and facilitate interactive nutrition education workshops for older adults and adults with disabilities as part of our Community Nutrition Program, promoting health equity and food literacy.
• Conduct engaging group sessions including cooking classes and nutrition education tailored for clients living with HIV/AIDS, diabetes, heart disease, renal failure, cancer, high risk pregnancies and other serious health conditions.
• Provide ongoing staff education and training on nutrition, food safety, and sanitation to ensure best practices across the organization.
• Serve as a preceptor and mentor for dietetic interns, contributing to the development of the next generation of nutrition professionals.
• Maintain detailed and timely documentation to support grants, contracts, and research initiatives
  , helping to advance the field of Food is Medicine.
• Participate in and lead performance improvement projects that enhance program quality, streamline service delivery, and ensure continuous alignment with best practices in the Food is Medicine model.
• Conduct regular quality assurance audits to ensure alignment with agency standards for medically tailored meals and community nutrition programs.
• Support the mission of Project Open Hand with flexibility and collaboration
  , taking on additional responsibilities as needed to meet client and program needs.

• Team player:
  Demonstrates cooperative spirit, respects professional boundaries and is successful at sharing responsibilities with others
• Self-led:
  Knows and completes responsibilities in assigned timelines, asks for clarifications when needed
• Sensitive to the circumstances and needs of the critically ill and seniors, as well as people with mental health and substance abuse issues
• Customer oriented:
  Works well with all customers (internal staff and external contacts), promotes a positive image of the agency and works diligently to resolve customer issues
• Poised: able to maintain a calm, positive and constructive attitude during interactions with diverse populations, sometimes in challenging situations
• Ethical:
  Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality
• Decisive:
  Thoughtful when considering options, seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions when necessary
• Knowledgeable:
  Understands facets of job, keeps job knowledge current
• Well organized:
  Information organized and accessible, maintains efficient work space, manages time well
• Technical savvy:
  Skilled with computers, proficient with function appropriate technology,…