Performance Dietitian

JOB SUMMARY:

The Performance Dietitian will be led by the Director of Performance Nutrition and work collaboratively. The Performance Dietician is responsible for performing administrative and clinical duties within their scope of practice, while additionally providing guidance and counseling on nutritional practices to optimize performance and recovery. You must be prepared to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure work environment while maintaining the organizational ability to identify and act on job duties quickly and effectively. The Performance Dietitian must be prepared to work as a team member in a dynamic workplace and smile a lot!

*All full-time and part-employees of the Utah Jazz are required to be fully vaccinated (fully vaccinated is defined as two weeks after your final dose). Mandatory vaccinations support our commitment to making our workplace and public facilities as safe and welcoming as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals who are not able to get the vaccine due to qualifying medical or religious reasons.*

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The sport dietitian is responsible for assessing, designing, and executing nutrition strategies for optimizing athlete performance
• Provide nutrition education consistently throughout the season to athletes, coaches, and culinary staff
• Take ownership of practice facility fueling station and smoothie bar and arena fueling station by organizing and managing snack production and product inventory
• Manage nutrition budget and expenses
• Manage inventory, ordering, receiving, and procurement of supplements and food products
• Conduct blood work regularly, analyze findings, provide diet/supplementation recommendations, and monitor change between blood draws
• Measure body composition (DEXA), analyze results, and provide counseling to athletes
• Collaborate and communicate with Performance Health Care Team regarding sports nutrition and performance ideas and issues (Athletic training, strength & conditioning, sports psychology)
• Work collaboratively with Performance Nutrition Team and serve as a point of contact for nutrition needs of athletes (Chefs and dietitians)
• Familiarize yourself with kitchen operations and be open to helping cook and serve meals
• Participate in menu development sessions to provide nutritional guidance for meals
• Assist with travel nutrition planning, including but not limited to, packing travel suitcases, organizing road game meals/catering, packing snack bags, and creating travel nutrition education materials
• Opportunity for travel on road games
• Serve as a mentor for sports nutrition interns
• Perform any additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Performance Nutrition
• Smile a lot

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Arrive to work ahead of scheduled time to ensure readiness and preparedness
• Bring a positive attitude to work everyday
• Embrace a culture of inclusion and diversity where guests and team members feel
  welcomed, valued, and heard
• Listen with the intent to understand
• Communicate to be understood
• Embrace change and challenges as a natural progression of life
• Start each day with a “We before Me” mindset (teamwork)
• Stay disciplined and consistent with foundational tasks (the little ones)
• Work at an efficient and consistent pace (sense of urgency)
• Support the Performance Nutrition Staff
• Enrich lives by creating winning experiences and timeless memories
• Maintain clean and professional workstations (desk, recovery shakes, and more)
• Assist with the cleaning, sanitation, and organization of your entire workspace and surrounding environments (picking up trash that isn’t yours because you respect your workplace)
• Operate with an emphasis on safety for employees, teams, and guests
• Other duties as assigned

COMPETENCIES:

• Attention to Safety – Driving results while maintaining a safe environment for self and others.
• Action Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and rough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Interpersonal Savvy - Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
• Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Coachability – Professional improvement from participating in conversations regarding constructive feedback.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in nutrition and dietetics.
• Must be a registered dietitian (RD) through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• 3 years of experience working with professional sports.
• Current Utah food handler’s permit (within 1 month of hiring).
• Highly flexible, with solid interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively in a diverse environment.
• Computer literacy, including effective working skills of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and email.
• Superior time management skills, multitasking skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate business requirements, will require evening and weekend work schedules.
• Culinary background is preferred but not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• This person must be able to communicate and express themselves both written and verbally.
• This person must be able to observe, inspect, estimate and assess.
• This person must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Occasional lifting up to 70 lbs., repetitive arm, hand and finger movements, occasional bending and reaching.
• Will be exposed to hot and cold temperatures, such as when working near ovens or retrieving food from freezers.
• Manual dexterity required to use knives and kitchen appliances.

The Smith Entertainment Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Note: The need may arise to revise, supplement, or rescind portions of this job description, and SEG reserves the right to do so at any time. Employees shall be required to meet the qualifications and perform the duties of any revised job description.