Coordinator, Nutrition Services

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Patient Care Support Services - San Diego, CAtime type:
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Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R0021073
** For more than 55 years, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) mission has been to provide caring, affordable, high-quality health care and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons.
** FHCSD is one of the top 10 largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the country. We operate more than 90 sites across San Diego County, including 29 primary care clinics, 23 behavioral health facilities, 10 physical rehabilitation clinics, nine dental clinics, five vision clinics, four outpatient substance use treatment programs, three mobile medical units, two mobile counseling centers, two urgent care centers, and a pharmacy.

Our staff provides care to over 227,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low-income and 29% are uninsured. FHCSD provides care to all. Services include, but are not limited to adult care, chronic disease management, pediatrics, comprehensive women’s care including obstetrics, dental, vision, case management, physical rehabilitation, speech therapy for children, vaccinations, infectious diseases, behavioral health, substance use counseling and a host of specialty services including cardiology, podiatry, endocrinology, dermatology, among others.  

FHCSD also offers supportive services to those who are unsheltered and in need of intensive case management.
The breadth of our clinic locations, services and programs has grown over the last five decades, making us the largest community clinic provider of health care to the uninsured in the county and one of the top 10 largest community clinic organizations in the nation. We are also the largest health care safety-net provider, largest school-based health care provider and the largest mental health provider in the San Diego region.

Family Health Centers of San Diego is looking for an Coordinator of Nutrition Services to provide coordination and oversight of an assigned Nutrition Services program, including supervising a Nutrition Services team. In addition to overseeing a Nutrition Services program, you provide direct patient care with individual nutrition assessment, education, and care plans for our patients. You participate in and support individual, family, and group nutrition/chronic disease education services by creating culturally and linguistically appropriate curriculums, planning programs, delivering education, and evaluating effectiveness.

You have a passion for community health promotion, for serving the medically underserved, and you understand-and can easily communicate-how nutrition drives patient health and outcomes.### Responsibilities:  Actively participates in and contributes to Health Education/project staff meetings, projects and other activities.  Builds positive relationships, inspires others to perform at a higher level, prepares career development plans and retains an accountable workforce.  

Coaches and counsels staff and administers appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner.  Completes all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards.  Coordinates assigned Nutrition Services program, including coordinating services offered by team, coordinating/leading team meetings, overseeing and being responsible for team projects and deliverables. Provides data collection and project reporting in relation to grants, PEC, and/or productivity reports.

Conducts chart reviews and proactively monitors productivity for team to meet assigned goals.  Ensures on-time completion of assigned projects through supervision of team or individual efforts; provides guidance and recommendations on nutrition related projects, programs, curriculums, and grant related topics.  Oversees the planning, creation and development of nutrition and health education topic outlines and curriculums, incorporating various learning techniques and formats (i.e., group discussion, lectures,…