Registered Dietitian, Per Diem

About the role

The Registered Dietitian (RD) provides specialized nutrition assessment, counseling, treatment planning, and health education services to University of California, Irvine students. They serve as an integral member of the Student Health Center multidisciplinary care team and provide evidence-based nutrition care for a broad spectrum of health concerns.

Responsibilities

• Provides nutrition counseling for eating disorders, disordered eating, and adolescent and young adult populations.
• Develops individualized nutrition treatment plans and provides nutrition rehabilitation and counseling.
• Collaborates with Primary Care, Psychiatry, Counseling Center clinicians, Social Workers, Nursing, and other campus partners to support comprehensive, coordinated care.
• Participates in multidisciplinary case review meetings and contributes to health promotion and wellness initiatives.
• Provides both in-person and telehealth services and supports nutrition-related outreach, education, consultation, and prevention programs for the campus community.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing nutrition counseling for eating disorders, disordered eating, and/or adolescent and young adult populations.
• Knowledge of nutrition assessment, medical nutrition therapy, motivational interviewing, behavior change counseling, and evidence-based nutrition practices.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Ability to establish rapport and effectively communicate with a diverse college student population.
• Experience utilizing electronic medical record systems.
• Experience providing telehealth services.
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• Current registration and eligibility to practice as a Registered Dietitian in California.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in clinical nutrition.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in eating disorders.

Preferred

• Specialized training or certification in eating disorders.
• Experience working in a college health, adolescent medicine, behavioral health, or outpatient ambulatory care setting.
• Experience developing health promotion, wellness, or population health initiatives for young adults.