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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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NUTRITIONIST

Department: WIC PROGRAM

 

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center a member of the Medisys Health Network is a 404 bed fully accredited community based teaching hospital and level I Trauma and Stroke Center.   Since 1980, we have been a WIC Provider and have over the years consistently and successfully grown annually from an initial caseload of 50 to over 10,000 participants. We are a top tier WIC program provider and our (4) WIC program sites offer a variety of services including nutritional education, supplemental food benefits, breastfeeding support, referral to community organizations, and we teach our participants how to sustain a healthy lifestyle. We are currently seeking a Nutritionist to provide educational and counseling support services to WIC participants

DUTIES:  Provision of individual / group nutrition education counseling to pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding women, infants, and children.  The candidate will be required to participate in and promote all special projects mandated by the NYSDOH. Must adhere to and feel comfortable promoting breastfeeding as the best nutrition for infants.  This position requires traveling to satellite programs located in the Brooklyn and Queens area.

Requirements

 

QUALIFICATIONS: B.A or B.S degree in Food and Nutrition or Dietetics.  RD/CDN preferred, Bilingual preferred (Spanish, Punjabi, Bengali, or Hindi). NEW GRADS WELCOME!!!

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Candidate must be flexible with scheduling.  In conjunction with the nutrition background, experience in the following areas is a plus: Working with women and/or children in any type of behavior modification program; teaching health/wellness, fitness, nutrition, physical activity; peer counseling. Must be available to work 2 Saturdays per month and one late evening shift per week.

We offer a great benefits package, growth opportunities, and the opportunity to work with a dynamic team of health professionals.

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