Registered Dietician: Community Health

Note: This position will be contracted through RightSourcing.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Hoag’s Community Health Dietitian is a Registered Dietitian who combines nutrition expertise with health and wellness coaching skills to support meaningful, sustainable behavior change. The Dietitian uses empathy, education, and effective communication to empower clients to improve their health and well-being.

The Dietitian manages an assigned client caseload and provides individualized nutrition and wellness support through in-person, virtual (Zoom or Microsoft Teams, and telephone encounters). The Dietitian also develops and facilitates group nutrition education classes and other health and wellness programming for individuals and community groups.

As a member of the interdisciplinary Community Health Department, the Dietitian collaborates with Community Health staff to address client needs and barriers to care. The Dietitian supports the clients in establishing realistic health and wellness goals, developing personalized action plans, and building the knowledge, skills confidence and resources needed to achieve and sustain behavior change.

The Dietitian will:

• Provide individualized nutrition assessment, education, counseling, and nutrition care planning within their scope of practice. They will practice in a culturally sensitive manner tailored to the population they serve.
• Develop individualized plans of action with clients, including measurable goals and outcome objectives. Will monitor and document outcomes. Provide ongoing accountability, encouragement, education, and support through in-person, virtual, and telephone interactions.
• Support clients in the prevention and management of chronic conditions through evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle interventions.
• Develop, implement, and facilitate group nutrition education classes.
• Create and maintain nutrition and wellness content, including self-guided education and action plans, to support clients between coaching sessions.
• Identify when a client’s needs fall outside the scope of the program and facilitate appropriate referral to medical providers, behavioral health professionals, specialists, social services, community resources, or a higher level of nutrition care.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Community Health nutrition and wellness programming. Participate in Hoag’s Community Health Department community events as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Psychology, Nutrition, Exercise)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and oral, that shine through customer service in person or electronically.
• Experience working with underserved, underinsured communities
• Bilingual skills in Spanish are required.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree in related field (Psychology, Nutrition (Dietetics), Exercise)
• Experience in Behavioral Coaching
• Licenses Required
• RD- Registered Dietitian
• Licenses Preferred
• N/A Certifications Required
• BLS - AHA Basic Life or ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life support)
• Certifications Preferred
• N/A