Nutrition Educator-Bilingual (Spanish)
About The Position
The Nutrition Educator will provide telephonic nutrition education to members/patients with chronic conditions as they learn to select, prepare and eat foods that are appropriate for their condition(s) as they participate in a chronic care meals program. Chronic conditions can include, but are not limited to diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease. Utilizing a member/patient-centric approach, the nutrition educator will collaborate with the member/patient to explore the nutrition-related issues and topics that are most important to the member/patient. The nutrition educator will also help connect members/patients to other nutrition and condition resources available from the health plan or system or in their community. This position will work hours of 8:00am-7:00pm PST Hourly range: $35.00 plus monthly bonus of 5%+ Note: We have ONE opening but posted in multiple locations. Please only apply for ONE position.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science or Dietetics
- Certification as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of residence (where license is required)
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience providing nutrition education or counseling
- Verbally fluent in Spanish with proficiency in medial and nutrition terminology in Spanish
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptops computers and smartphones.
- Work independently and has a strong sense of responsibility carrying out the required job duties with a minimum amount of daily supervision
- Ability to make clinical decisions as they pertain to the appropriateness of nutrition education for each member/patient
Nice To Haves
- Active licensure in District of Columbia or Ohio
- Previous experience providing telephonic nutritional education or counseling
- Training in health coaching, motivational interviewing and intuitive/mindful eating framework
Responsibilities
- Provide telephonic nutrition education sessions per member/patient; number of sessions offered varies, based on what program the member/patient is enrolled in
- Document goals and care plan from education sessions in platform
- Schedule follow-up calls with each member/patient
- Develop nutrition education handouts and tools as needed
- Identify community resources for clients as needed
- Maintain and update professional knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
- Contribute to the development of social media content and video for articles, blogs and other posts for the company newsletter and website as needed or requested
Benefits
- monthly bonus of 5%+
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
