Registered Dietitian - Food as Medicine (FAM) Coordinator at TrueCare – San Marcos, California

At TrueCare, we believe that everyone deserves access to excellent healthcare. For over 50 years we have been helping patients and families have timely, affordable, and expert healthcare. Joining us is just a click away. Health inside. Welcome in.

The RD – Food as Medicine (FAM) Coordinator leads the design, implementation, and coordination of TrueCare’s comprehensive Food as Medicine strategy across clinical and community settings. This role supports the integration of evidence-based nutrition and food access interventions such as medically tailored groceries and meals, produce prescriptions, food pantry services, teaching kitchens, and nutrition education into patient care to improve health outcomes and advance health equity. The Coordinator works collaboratively with clinical teams, care management, community partners, and vendors to operationalize Food as Medicine programs, ensure culturally responsive patient engagement, and align initiatives with value-based care goals. This role provides program oversight, coordination, and technical support across multiple sites, with a focus on improving food security, nutrition literacy, and chronic disease prevention and management for underserved populations

Your Role & Impact

As a Registered Dietitian FAM, you’ll partner with patients of all ages to deliver culturally responsive nutrition education and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT). You’ll support chronic disease management, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and help patients set and achieve personalized health goals through motivational interviewing and evidence-based care.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition services, nutrition sciences, dietetics, or related field.
• Current accreditation by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience as a dietitian in community nutrition or public health.
• Knowledge of general, therapeutic and community nutrition.
• Knowledge and experience in nutrition education and interventions.
• Knowledge of Food as Medicine initiatives, programs, and services.
• Strong organizational and data management skills including collecting, reviewing, and analyzing survey data.
• Computer proficiency, particularly with electronic health/medical record systems such as Epic and the Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Why Join Us

We’re a mission-driven healthcare organization committed to making quality care accessible for everyone. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Serve a diverse patient population with culturally competent care

• Collaborate with a supportive, interdisciplinary team

• Grow professionally through training and development opportunities

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation

• Generous paid time off

• Low-cost health, dental, vision & life insurance

• Tuition reimbursement and employee assistance program

Join us in helping patients take control of their health and well-being through nutrition!

This position pays $43.03 to $64.54 on an hourly basis.

Pay transparency: If you are hired at TrueCare, your salary will be determined based on factors such as education, knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members when determining an offer.

TrueCare is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Our goal is to support all team members recruited or employed here.