Clinical Dietitian

Position Overview:

CoreLife is an innovative and rapidly expanding multidisciplinary outpatient healthcare company with unique opportunities for Dietitians. As a Clinical Dietitian in CoreLife, you will assess patients' nutritional needs, develop personalized diet plans, and provide ongoing nutrition counseling. Your role will involve collaborating with healthcare professionals, including Nurse Practitioners, Health and Fitness Trainers, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers, to ensure patients receive comprehensive care. You will also be involved in educating patients, conducting nutrition research, and contributing to the development of nutritional programs.

Responsibilities:

• Assess patients' nutritional needs through medical history evaluation, dietary analysis, and physical examinations.
• Develop individualized nutrition plans based on the patient's medical conditions, dietary restrictions, and goals.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to establish integrated treatment plans and ensure coordinated patient care.
• Educate patients and their families about proper nutrition, healthy eating habits, and lifestyle modifications.
• Evaluate and effectively explain a patient’s body composition analysis and metabolic testing results.
• Monitor and evaluate patients' progress, making adjustments to diet plans as needed.
• Conduct nutrition research and stay up-to-date with the latest scientific findings in the field of dietetics.
• Document patient information accurately and maintain detailed records of assessments, interventions, and outcomes.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to the development of nutritional care protocols and guidelines.
• Adhere to ethical and professional standards set by relevant regulatory bodies and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Effectively utilize counseling techniques to inspire patients to continue to take steps towards better health and work to hold themselves accountable.

Education:

Completed Bachelor’s Degree or an advanced degree from an accredited institution with a major in Foods and Nutrition including completion of an accredited Dietetic Internship with eligibility to take the Registered Dietitian examination with the Commission on Dietetics Registration.

Licensure/Certification/Affiliation:

• Candidates must be Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensed by the appropriate state
• Current CPR

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities :

• Critical thinking, integrates facts, informed opinions, active listening, and observations.
• Decision-making, problem-solving, and collaboration.
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish productive working relationships with multidisciplinary teams and support services.
•  Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, the public, medical staff, and physicians. 
• Ability to counsel and motivate others, as individuals and as a group.
• General knowledge of nutrient analysis, word processing, spreadsheets, and professional presentation software.

• Flexibility to adapt to changes in medical protocols and policy. 

Adherence to CoreLife’s Values:

• Meeting the needs of our patients & ensuring the highest level of patient experience, care, and outcomes.           
• Treating our patients, teammates, and partners with honesty, respect, integrity, and teamwork.
• Challenging patients, teammates, and partners to achieve exceptional results and potential.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional medical office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

The job may require travel up to 25% of the time within the nearby surrounding area to help provide coverage when and if needed. 

The schedule is four days a week, 10-hour shifts. Please see the website for a list of clinics and hours of operation, as days may vary. 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made available for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary : $65,000 - $75,000