Dietitian - Community Health Education

About the role

The Outpatient Registered Dietitian provides education to patients in various settings such as group, individual, and telephone contact. Responsibilities include researching, developing, implementing, and evaluating education programs for patients, staff, and the community.

Responsibilities

• Researching and developing education programs for patients, staff, and the community.
• Implementing and evaluating education programs for patients, staff, and the community.
• Teaching patients (adults and children) in group and individual settings.
• Providing medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and individual counseling.
• Modeling and teaching self-management skills, concepts, resources, and tools related to health, lifestyle change, and behavior modification to class participants.
• Working with patients with chronic diseases and participating in other primary prevention programs.
• Planning, implementing, evaluating, and training education programs.
• Using Microsoft Word or Windows environment and an email system.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Food or Nutrition Science.
• National CDR Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• One year working in an outpatient healthcare setting.
• One year experience as a Registered Dietitian in an outpatient education department teaching patients (adults and children) in group and individual settings.
• Experience with providing MNT and individual counseling.
• Experience with teaching and modeling self-management skills, concepts, resources, and tools related to health, lifestyle change, and behavior modification to class participants.
• Experience with working with patients with chronic diseases and other primary prevention programs.
• Experience with program planning, implementation, evaluation, and education training.
• Experience with Microsoft Word or Windows environment and an email system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Food or Nutrition Science.
• National CDR Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• One year working in an outpatient healthcare setting.
• One year experience as a Registered Dietitian in an outpatient education department teaching patients (adults and children) in group and individual settings.
• Experience with providing MNT and individual counseling.
• Experience with teaching and modeling self-management skills, concepts, resources, and tools related to health, lifestyle change, and behavior modification to class participants.
• Experience with working with patients with chronic diseases and other primary prevention programs.
• Experience with program planning, implementation, evaluation, and education training.
• Experience with Microsoft Word or Windows environment and an email system.

Skills

Preferred qualifications include:

• A Master's Degree in Nutritional Science, Public Health, Health Education, or related field.
• Additional specialty certification related to department and patient needs (e.g., weight management, cancer care, pediatric issues, renal, and exercise instruction).
• Pediatric nutrition therapy certifications.
• Experience working with patients with chronic diseases, exercise instruction, children’s health issues and other primary prevention programs and topics.
• Pediatric nutrition therapy experience.
• PowerPoint, Access, and GroupWise experience.

Benefits

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources, and much more.