Functional Nutrition Dietitian (Remote)

Functional Nutrition Registered Dietitian POSITION OVERVIEW: Registered Dietitian (RD) with a strong focus in Functional Medicine to join a growing telehealth network. The RD will be assigned patients and will be responsible for conducting Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT). This role requires a strong understanding of how all facets of health such as sleep, stress, exercise, and supplementation, in addition to nutrition, impact a patient. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide patient-centered care that aims to assess the patient as a whole and identify the root cause of a patient’s condition or existing health concern.
• Establish a professional therapeutic rapport with all patients.
• Review and interpret patient information obtained from medical records, and/or other health care providers to determine patient needs.
• Assess patient’s stage of readiness of change and determine appropriate treatment modalities and timeline.
• Develop nutrition care plan utilizing appropriate clinical, biochemical, socio-economic, and psychosocial factors.
• Document and communicate nutrition care plans through written and verbal systems (medical records via Healthie EHR).
• Interpret, evaluate, and utilize pertinent current research related to functional medicine and medical nutrition therapy when counseling patients.
• Collaborate with other dietitians re: patient referrals; continuing care plans.
• Participate in patient satisfaction and problem solving with nutrition and customer service issues.
• Refer patients to appropriate health provider if any work is outside the scope of practice as an RD.
• Communicate effectively and empathetically with clients/patients through HIPAA-compliant video calls, phone calls and electronic messaging.

WHAT WE OFFER TO THE RD:

• Establishing your patient base.
• Providing engagement opportunities and continual marketing.
• All billing and insurance requirements.
• Access to top-of-the-line EHR platforms, advanced testing options, supplement databases, meal planning software, etc.
• Robust clinical database and patient-facing resources.
• Community of like-minded dietitians.
• Extremely flexible schedules and high level of autonomy.
• Financial coverage of annual CDR fee and cost of PA licensure.
• Compensation for No-Shows.
• The environment of working for a small, dynamic, start-up.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in dietetics, food and nutrition, or related area
• Master’s degree in nutrition or functional medicine/integrative medicine (preferred)
• 5+ years of outpatient MNT nutrition counseling experience
• Experience in functional medicine/integrative nutrition counseling
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with colleagues, patients/clients
• Ability to learn new technology and software and integrate it into practice
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Organizational skills and ability to accomplish work independently
• Bilingual in Spanish (preferred)

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Active LDN - Licensed Dietitian-Nutrition in your state of residence (if applicable)
• Active LDN in Pennsylvania (preferred)
• Active RD or CNS- Registered Dietitian or Certified Nutrition Specialist
• Maintain CDR Professional Portfolio by completing 75 CEU’s per 5 year period
• Maintain state licensure by meeting the requirements for CEU’s per each licensure period.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract Pay: From $50.00 per hour Expected hours: 5 – 25 per week Experience:

• functional nutrition counseling: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Registered Dietitian (Required)

Work Location: Remote