Registered Dietitian - Part Time or PRN

HealthWorks•Morgantown, WV

1d•$30 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

HealthWorks in Morgantown, WV, is seeking a part-time (or PRN) Registered and Licensed Dietitian to join our team. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by providing individualized nutrition and weight management counseling to clients across Marion, Monongalia, and Taylor counties. The position involves providing 1:1 nutrition and weight management counseling, developing and implementing individualized nutrition care plans, supporting diet therapy, education, and behavior change strategies, and planning, organizing, and evaluating all aspects of patient nutritional care. The role also includes educating clients and staff on nutrition-related topics and participating in required training to support WV Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) programs. Responsibilities also include ensuring clients' nutrition label program meets quality standards via audit samples, reporting audits, collaborating with the team on the ongoing needs of the nutrition labeling program, and participating in corporate wellness events. The role involves editing and creating nutrition education, presenting on various nutrition topics, participating in informational tabling, leading support groups and workshops, planning appropriate diets and menus, determining if follow-up appointments are needed, conducting nutrition education classes, serving as a community resource, monitoring and responding to phone and e-mail messages, entering nutrition notes promptly, and maintaining patient, employee, and computer data safety and confidentiality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in food & nutrition or related field
Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential (Commission on Dietetic Registration)
Active West Virginia Dietitian License
Strong communication, organizational, and patient education skills
Willingness to complete required PEIA training
Graduate of an accredited school with a degree in nutrition, Bachelor’s required
Active, current, valid license in the state in which the clinic is located.
Exceptional customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Strong computer skills
Training in Motivational Interviewing
Time management, punctuality, and organizational skills a must
Personable, compassionate, friendly, responsible and hard working
Must be able to work independently as well as be team oriented
Computer skills (Apple & Microsoft Office)

Nice To Haves

New graduates are encouraged to apply
Master's Degree
1 year of experience is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Provide 1:1 nutrition and weight management counseling
Develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans
Support diet therapy, education, and behavior change strategies
Plan, organize, and evaluate all aspects of patient nutritional care
Educate clients as well as staff on nutrition-related topics
Participate in required training to support WV Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) programs
Ensures clients nutrition label program meets quality standards via audit samples
Reports audits in an organized fashion
Collaborates with team on the ongoing needs of the nutrition labeling program
Participates in corporate wellness events.
Edits and creates nutrition education.
Presents on various nutrition topics.
Participates in informational tabling that incorporate monthly themes. Leads support groups and workshops
Plans appropriate diets and menus to meet the needs of individuals whose medical condition can be treated or controlled using diet therapy.
Determines if follow-up appointment is needed, based on patient’s motivation and comprehension of education session.
Conducts nutrition education classes if demand exists (diabetes classes, weight management).
Serves as a community resource to clients.
Monitors and responds to phone and e-mail messages promptly.
Enters nutrition notes promptly when assessment is completed.
Maintains patient, employee and computer data safety and confidentiality.