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Job Description : 

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee orders and inventory, while maintaining quality food sources for patients

• Assist in completion and submission of wrap around services applications related to nutrition sources and outside of nutrition sources; stays current on food assistance information; Assists patients in filling out intake form.

• Counsel patients on appropriate food selections, taking into consideration cultural needs and preferences; provides basic patient education and support functions based upon medical, social and behavioral diagnoses.

• Maintain and updates all required database files, making sure referrals are up to date, and documentation in accordance to privacy laws.

• Identify individuals who require nutrition care, makes appropriate referrals, intervenes at basic nutrition care level as per procedures, and documents process; food distribution tailored to individual health status.

• Support Healthy Food Center Garden, and community events as needed.

• May be asked to cover other sites, administrative functions, and other duties as assigned that support the general operation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

• High School/GED

Preferred

• Associate's Degree

• 0 - 1 year in Food Service

• Minimum of 1 nutrition course

• Food Safety certification

• ADA registration as a Registered Dietetic Technician or registry eligible with completion of the ADA registration exam within 6 months of start date

Additional Employment Requirements:

• ​Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate

• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
 

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times.  In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. 

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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