Registered Dietitian - Community Health (Days)

Job description

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 utilizes 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 while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient and population health outcomes.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Education Level
Education Details
Required/
Preferred
And/
Or
Bachelor's Degree
Dietetics, Nutrition, Food and Nutrition, or related field
Required
Experience
Experience Details
No prior work experience required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Comprehensive knowledge of Medical Nutrition Therapy, DSMES, 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.
Licenses and Certifications
Licenses/Certifications
Licenses/Certification Details
Time Frame
Required/
Preferred
REGISTERED DIETITIAN
Required
LICENSED DIETITIAN
Alabama
Required
CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR
Required