Responsible for providing certifications, nutrition education, and food package changes to clients in person, over the phone, and virtually. Serves as a resource on nutrition and dietetics to nurses, health educators or other health care providers in the facility. Recommends nutritional care plans and documents plan and progress in records.
1. Advises clients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation
2. Assesses nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling
3. Consults with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of client
4. Counsels individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life
5. Develops curriculum and prepares manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching
6. Develops policies for food service or nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease control
7. Plans, develops, implements and evaluates strategies for promoting and supporting breastfeeding
8. Creates and maintains a high performance environment characterized by positive leadership and a strong team orientation. (Performed by some incumbents)
9. Maintains responsibility for personal/professional continuing education to enable application of current professional practice (Performed by all incumbents)
Nutritionist 1-Bachelor's degree in dietetics, human nutrition, foods and nutrition, nutrition education, food systems management or a closely related field from an accredited college or university AND verification statement of completion of a didactic program accredited by The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. Starting Salary-$41,923.38