Registered Dietitian - Community Health (Days)
About The Position
The Registered Dietitian / Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (RD, CDCES) provides Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES), wellness coaching, chronic disease prevention services, and community health education. The position serves as a key resource for nutrition, diabetes management, Food as Medicine initiatives, Healthy Food Farmacy programming, employee wellness, and community outreach. The RD, CDCES uses the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework, evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines, and professional standards to assess, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate individualized nutrition and diabetes care plans. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient and population health outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, Food and Nutrition, or a related field.
- Registered Dietitian credential.
- Alabama Licensed Dietitian credential.
- Certified Diabetes Educator credential.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Medical Nutrition Therapy, DSMES, the Nutrition Care Process, evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines, chronic disease prevention and management, behavior change theories, population health principles, and health coaching strategies.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT).
- Provide Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES).
- Provide wellness coaching, chronic disease prevention services, and community health education.
- Serve as a resource for nutrition, diabetes management, Food as Medicine initiatives, Healthy Food Farmacy programming, employee wellness, and community outreach.
- Use the Nutrition Care Process, Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework, evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines, and professional standards to assess, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate individualized nutrition and diabetes care plans.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient and population health outcomes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
