Registered Dietitian (68231)

Job Summary

The Registered Dietitian provides nutrition education and counseling to low-risk patients, focusing on weight management and chronic disease prevention, while supporting the development of educational content and group sessions. This role ensures accurate documentation, promotes healthy lifestyle changes, and contributes to patient empowerment through evidence-based practices, aligning with Sanitas’ mission to improve health outcomes and patient experience.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide one-on-one nutrition counseling to the low-risk population, focusing mainly on weight management and disease prevention. Conduct an initial assessment to understand the patient's history and habits, develop personalized recommendations, educate the patient on these recommendations, and monitor their progress to prevent or reduce risk factors for chronic diseases. 
• Conduct follow-up sessions with patients to assess their progress, answer their questions, and provide ongoing support in their dietary change journey. 
• Maintain accurate and organized records of patient interactions, assessments, and educational materials. 
• Develop and deliver educational content, including presentations and handouts on various nutrition topics to enhance patient understanding of dietary management for their health conditions.
• Teach group classes focused on nutrition and lifestyle modifications to empower patients in making informed dietary choices. Create interactive and engaging activities to facilitate learning and participation to increase confidence and self-efficacy in managing dietary and lifestyle factors.
• Stay up to date with the latest research and trends in clinical nutrition to provide evidence-based information to patients and contribute to content development.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Nutrition Manager, contributing to departmental projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program through ACEND.
• Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Required Experience

• 0-2 years of experience as a registered dietitian.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed in the state of employment as Dietitian/Nutritionist, if applicable; or willing to obtain license upon hire.
• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic knowledge of clinical nutrition principles and dietary management of common chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.

• Knowledge of effective strategies for teaching and educating patients about general nutrition and dietary modifications.
• Awareness of cultural and ethnic factors that may influence dietary choices and the ability to provide culturally sensitive nutrition advice.
• Awareness of various health conditions and their dietary implications, especially in an outpatient setting.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to create engaging educational materials and deliver presentations or classes to groups of patients.
• Effective time management skills to balance teaching classes, conducting one on one sessions, and developing educational content.
• Strong organizational skills to manage a varied caseload and maintain accurate documentation.
• Strong customer service skills to provide patients with positive and supportive experience.
• Willingness and enthusiasm for continuous learning and professional development in the field of clinical nutrition.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree preferred.

Financial Responsibilities

This position does not currently have financial responsibilities.

Budget Responsibilities

This position does not currently have budget responsibilities.

Languages

Bilingual English and Spanish is required.

Travel

Required - Accepts working flexible schedules and locations if necessary.

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. 

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

Inside: The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Physical/Environmental Activities

Please confirm for the following questions if these working conditions are encountered Occasionally (1-33% of time on the job), Frequently (34-66% of time on the job), Constantly (67-100% of time on the job), or Not Applicable N/A

• Must be able to travel to multiple locations for work (i.e. travel to attend meetings, events, conferences). Occasionally (1-33% of time on the job
• May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions of cold, heat, wet, and humidity. Not Required N/A
• May be exposed to outdoor or warehouse conditions of loud noises, vibration, fumes, dust, odors, and mists. Not Required N/A
• Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, or other equipment. Not Required N/A
• Subject to exposure to hazardous material. Not Required N/A