Registered Dietitian at Matrix Providers summary:
Registered Dietitians in this role provide nutrition assessment and medical nutrition therapy to military service members and their families. They organize their work under minimal supervision and participate in performance improvement studies while serving as role models for healthy lifestyle behaviors. This position requires a strong educational background in nutrition, current registration, and appropriate certifications.
Join the Matrix Providers Team !
Become part of our mission to serve Military Service Members and their families at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque NM !
- Full time: Monday - Friday, days, 40 hours per week
- Compensation:This is an hourly position. Paid by-weekly
- Benefits: Insurance options available
- Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays (Outlined in Handbook)
- 401(k) Plan
Requirements:
- Degree: Bachelor's degree
- Education: MUST have 3 years of experience in wellness, sports nutrition, or nutrition education. Graduate from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
- OR completion of a Didactic Program in Dietetics ( DPD ) accredited by ACEND
- OR completion of a post Baccalaureate Degree Dietetic Internship Program of supervised practice (for a minimum of 1200 hours) accredited by ACEND
- Registration: MUST have current registration as a Registered Dietitian from the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Board Certification: Board Certified (or eligible) Specialist in Sports Dietetics, CSSD and must be successfully granted provider privileges by the Credentials Office and maintain privileges
- Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or the Red Cross. Must be full in-person class.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license / certification
Core Job Duties:
- Plan and organize work under minimal supervision
- Participate in research and performance improvement studies
- Should be a role model in weight, fitness, and other healthy lifestyle behaviors.
- Conduct nutrition assessment/evaluations
- Apply the basic principles of enteral and parenteral nutrition support.
- Apply principles and practices of clinical dietetics and medical nutrition therapy to plan, develop, and independently coordinate medical nutrition therapy intervention, interdisciplinary care plans, and nutrition education activities.
- Conduct studies, analyses, and document findings to evaluate staff, food, nutrition supplements/feeding or meal alternatives and therapies, supplies, equipment, and service to improve the efficiency of the operation.
- Apply current food service systems management, principles, and practices within a healthcare environment.
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