PACE Registered Dietitian
Company: North East Medical Services
Location: San Jose
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
The Registered Dietitian contributes and participates as a
health care team member to provided needed nutritional counseling
service to individuals and families; serves as a nutrition
consultant to staff; assist in the development of nutritional
educational materials; participates and takes charge of the
nutrition component of agency projects. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Develops and implements age appropriate, linguistically correct,
and culturally sensitive tools for nutritional counseling on both
normal and therapeutic diets. Assesses patient needs, establishes
priorities, designs, develops, recommends, updates, implements and
evaluates programs, curriculum, materials, protocol, procedures and
standards for nutrition education/health education. Conducts
Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) upon physical referrals. Documents
accurately and thoroughly in the Participants’ electronic health
record in accordance with industry and departmental standards
including time requirements. Contributes and assists in the
development and periodic updates of the Nutrition EHR templates for
charting. Implements nutrition care to include follow up and
referrals to government, community and/or other NEMS for continuity
of nutrition care. Develops meal plans as appropriate to meet
member’s lifestyle, socio-economic background, age, culture,
diagnosis and religious affiliation. Develops and maintains
Nutrition protocols up to date. Establishes relationships with
community agencies for patient referrals. Assists in the
development of handouts on nutritional educational materials.
Utilizes Epic appropriately and efficiently and serve as content
and workflow expert for resolving issues and proposing solutions in
Epic. Performs home visits as necessary. Performs other job duties
as required by manager/supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS: Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or related field. Master’s degree
preferred Registered Dietitian (RD) in the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics in good standing Current BLS and First Aid required
Proficient in computer usage Preferred: 2 years experience in
nutritional assessment, coaching and counseling patients 2 years of
work experience as RD in community agencies. Serving a diverse
population with different cultural needs preferred PHYSICAL:
Occasional ten key typing Constant sitting through out an entire
work day shift Rare occasions of pushing/pulling objects under
10lbs LANGUAGE: Must be able to fluently speak, read and write
English. Fluency in Chinese (Cantonese) is required. Fluency in
other languages is an asset. STATUS: This is an FLSA Non-exempt
position. This is not an OSHA high-risk position. NEMS is proud to
be an Equal Opportunity Employer welcoming diversity in our
workforce. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we
will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and
conviction records. NEMS BENEFITS: Competitive benefits, including
free medical, dental and vision insurance for employee, spouse
and/or children; and company contribution to 401(k).
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