The Center for Health & Wellbeing is seeking a Registered Dietician to work with the Lifestyle team and alongside CURE Medical.
Collaborate as part of a healthcare team to help clients achieve their metabolic health and weight management goals with an emphasis on a whole-foods-based diet, behavior change psychology, and guided physical activity.
Hours: 8-16 hours per week, includes evenings and weekends to teach nutrition cooking classes alongside Wellness Chef.
Primary Responsibilities:
· Collaborate with team to help guests achieve their metabolic health and weight management goals
· Emphasize a reduced carbohydrate wholefoods based diet with lifestyle interventions to promote weight loss
· Aid in establishing realistic goals and client expectations
· Support physical activity, stress management, and sleep goals as part of holistic approach
· Perform medical nutrition therapy (nutrition assessment, evaluation, and counseling) based on individual client needs and concerns
· Promote client empowerment and accountability
· Maintain regular follow up with clients through a combination of face-to-face interactions, telephone calls and online follow up
· Provide meal planning as necessary; sound knowledge of cooking required
· Teach and assist guests during 2-3 hour group nutrition and cooking classes, as well as create content for and present workshops, speaking engagements and group sessions
· Food demonstrations, preparation, and meal planning instruction shall be used to illustrate appropriate nutrition management of disease
· Coach participants through behavior modification to aid in long-term change, including assessment of readiness for change and motivational interviewing
· Contribute towards program website and social media site for guest resources and inspiration
· Assist in documentation for consultant MD when seeing guests together
· Attend and contribute to team meetings regarding program needs and goals
· Create and provide educational resources based on client needs
· Maintain continuing education and familiarity with current research in the field
· Perform other related duties as assigned