Nutritionist (2846) Department of Public Health - City and County of San Francisco

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

• Application Opening – Monday, November 25, 2024
• Application Deadline –  Application filing will close on or after Monday, December 9, 2024
• Salary: $108,316 - $131,768 Annually
• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service
• Recruitment ID: CBT-2846-H00130

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration.

Under general supervision, serves as a staff consultant on matters of nutrition; plans, organizes and coordinates the nutrition services of various inpatient, outpatient and community health programs; provides consultation directly to individuals or families with nutrition problems. The 2846 Nutritionist essential duties include: 

1. Plans, organizes, and coordinates community-based nutrition programs, such as outpatient and community setting (e.g., WIC, and community clinics). This includes assessing the nutritional needs of the target population, identifying service gaps, and evaluating both clinical and community-based nutritional needs to ensure effective program delivery and improved health outcomes.
2. Develops, implements, and leads Policy, System and Environmental (PSE) activities and projects with an emphasis on nutrition-related activities.
3. Provides appropriate medical nutrition therapy (nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention and evaluating clinical outcomes) to individuals and their caregivers as indicated, to successfully cope with nutrition related conditions and concerns.
4. Collaborates and communicates with the multidisciplinary health-care team to provide specialized nutrition care that is integrated with the overall goals of care for patients at risk for nutrition problems. 
5. Serves as consultant to the staff of the department and/or community/city agencies partners on the technical and practical aspects of the nutritional programs and activities.
6. Develops, reviews and recommends nutrition educational materials - Creates and updates nutrition education materials, evaluates their effectiveness, and adapts content for different languages and cultures to improve public nutrition knowledge.
7. Develops standard workflow and conducts nutrition education programs and medical nutrition therapy based on job setting. Participates in departmental activities, projects, including performance improvement projects.
8. Evaluate nutrition programs, policies, or services. Monitoring and Evaluation: Track and analyze the outcomes of nutrition programs and interventions, using data to assess the effectiveness and make recommendations for future improvements.
9. Maintains professional competence and continuing education per Commission of Dietetic Registration.
10. Provides guidance, support, and knowledge sharing to help fellow nutritionists and colleagues.
11. Trains and supervises dietetic interns, students, staff, volunteers as needed.
12. Leads and contributes to nutrition-related projects aimed at addressing health disparities, ensuring that operational strategies and decisions are guided by an equity lens to promote inclusive and effective outcomes.
13. Establish and collaborate with diverse community partners for program recruitment, participation, retention or expansion.
14. Develop and update nutrition-related surveys and other assessment tools. Conduct qualitative and/or qualitative analyses of nutrition data. Summarize data in the form of charts, tables, graphs. Identify, utilize, and assess reputable sources of current nutrition guidelines, policies, and data sources.
15. Assigns team member tasks based on their skills and scope of practice, coordinates training to ensure staff competence, and sets clear performance expectations while providing constructive feedback for improvement.

The 2846 Nutritionist performs other related duties as assigned/required. 

Minimum Qualifications (Required)

1. EDUCATION: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, with major course work in nutrition; AND 
2. EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of experience providing medical nutrition therapy in a public health or community health setting; AND  
3. CERTIFICATION: Current valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration; AND 
4. LICENSE: Possession of a valid California driver’s license. (See Note 1)

SUBSTITUTION: Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Nutrition or a related field may be substituted for the required experience. 

Note:

1. Out-of-state driver’s license holders who meet the rest of the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step in the recruitment process. However, candidates placed on the eligible list will not be considered available for hire until they obtain a valid California driver’s license.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40- hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment. 

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. 

Selection Procedures:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following.

Assessment Component
Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in Supplemental Questionnaire exam that is designed to measure the knowledge, skills, and abilities in job related areas which may include but not be limited to:

Training and Experience Questionnaire (Weight: 100%) 
Candidates must achieve a passing score on the Training and Experience questionnaire in order to continue in the selection process and will be placed on the confidential eligible list in rank order according to their final score.

Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Certification
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be the Rule of the List.

Eligible List/Score Report:
Once you pass the exam, you will be placed onto an eligible list and given a score and a rank. For more information, visit https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 6 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

Additional information

How to apply:
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process. 

Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link. 

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment therefore, it is their responsibility to contact the Analyst if they update their email address. 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/. The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date. 

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information about the Hiring Process 
• Conviction History 
• Employee Benefits Overview 
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Workers
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams 

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Diane Zhou at diane.zhou@sfdph.org or 628-271-6703 .

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.