Nutrition Instructor - PRN

extra holidays - extra parental leave
Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Part time
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 
United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science or Dietetics, Certification as a Registered Dietitian, Minimum of 2 years’ experience in nutrition education or counseling, Excellent communication and organizational skills..

Key responsibilities:

  • Provide telephonic nutrition education sessions to members with chronic conditions
  • Document goals and care plans from education sessions
  • Schedule follow-up calls with members
  • Identify community resources for members as needed.

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Mom's Meals | A Purfoods Company Food & Beverages SME https://www.momsmeals.com/
501 - 1000 Employees
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Job description

The Nutrition Instructor will provide telephonic nutrition education to members with chronic conditions as they learn to select, prepare, and eat foods that are appropriate for their condition(s) as they participate in a chronic care meals program. Chronic conditions can include, but are not limited to diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease. Utilizing a member-centric approach, the Nutrition Instructor will collaborate with the member to explore the nutrition-related issues and topics that are most important to the member. The Nutrition Instructor will also help connect members to other nutrition and condition resources available from the health plan or system or in their community.

Hourly range: $26.60-34.60/hour
This position will average 20-24 hours across 3+ days/week M-F.

Responsibilities may include, but not limited to
  • Provide telephonic nutrition education sessions per member; number of sessions offered varies, based on what program the member is enrolled in
  • Document goals and care plan from education sessions in platform
  • Schedule follow-up calls with each member/patient
  • Identify community resources for members as needed
  • Maintain and update professional knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
  • Primary member population is in California, so working hours for this position would be 9:00am-9:00pm Pacific Time

    • Required Skills and Experience
  • Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science or Dietetics
  • Certification as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
  • Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of residence(where license is required)
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience providing nutrition education or counseling
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
  • This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptops computers and smartphones
  • Work independently and has a strong sense of responsibility carrying out the required job duties with a minimum amount of daily supervision
  • Ability to make clinical decisions as they pertain to the appropriateness of nutrition education for each member/patient  

    • Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Previous experience providing telephonic nutritional education or counseling
  • Training in health coaching, motivational interviewing, and intuitive/mindful eating framework


    • Physical Requirements
  • Repetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
  • Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods
  • Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
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    Required profile

    Experience

    Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
    Industry :
    Food & Beverages
    Spoken language(s):
    English
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    Hard Skills

    Clinical InformaticsNutrition ServicesNutrition EducationNutritional ScienceDieteticsMotivational InterviewingNutrition EducationHealth And Wellness Coaching

    Other Skills

    • Communication
    • Organizational Skills
    • Social Skills
    • Accountability
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