Job Openings Registered Dietitian

About the job Registered Dietitian

Job Title: Registered Dietitian

Location: Camp Lejeune, NC
Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: October 2, 2023 - October 1, 2024
Job Position Category: Healthcare Practitioners & Technical: Dietitians and Nutritionists

Qualifications Required:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Dietitian experience (3+ years)
  • Valid Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) license
  • Valid Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
  • Valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (ARC BLS) certification

Overview:

Job Description: The Registered Dietitian will perform the following job-specific duties:

  • Administer comprehensive nutrition prevention programs, including assessment, prescriptions, coaching, and counseling.
  • Coordinate with H2H & HP staff to deliver programs in various community settings.
  • Execute nutrition policy and program requirements in accordance with established guidance.
  • Utilize a range of principles, practices, and procedures in dietetics and behavior change theories to plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition programs.
  • Assess nutrition behaviors, environment, and beneficiary needs, determining installation nutrition priorities.
  • Develop, coordinate, implement, market, and evaluate comprehensive nutrition programs and services.
  • Research, develop, acquire, and maintain materials for evidence-based nutrition programs.
  • Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and contribute to chronic disease management protocols.
  • Conduct individual and group nutrition and lifestyle interventions using adult learning and behavior change theories.
  • Maintain data quality management and reporting requirements.
  • Document nutrition education and medical nutrition therapy in electronic health records.
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate nutrition programs for all populations.
  • Communicate and coordinate nutrition health promotion programs.
  • Use appropriate social marketing tools to meet program goals.
  • Participate in related teleconferences, working groups, and educational sessions.
  • Maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor's degree accredited by ACEND or completion of a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) accredited by ACEND or completion of a post-Baccalaureate degree Dietetic Internship Program accredited by ACEND.
  • Experience: A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in health promotion, obesity & weight management, and lifestyle counseling.
  • Licensure/Registration: Must maintain currency through continuing education in dietetics and nutrition in compliance with ACEND requirements.
  • Clinical Certification: Eligible for Certification in Health Education from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) preferred.
  • Life Support Certification: Possess and maintain AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS).
  • Security: Must pass a Government background check/security clearance.