Registered Dietitian - Community Health (Days)

The Registered Dietitian / Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (RD, CDCES) provides Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES), wellness coaching, chronic disease prevention services, and community health education. The position serves as a key resource for nutrition, diabetes management, Food as Medicine initiatives, Healthy Food Farmacy programming, employee wellness, and community outreach. The RD, CDCES utilizes the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework, evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines, and professional standards to assess, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate individualized nutrition and diabetes care plans while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient and population health outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS

 

 

Education

 

Education Level

 

Education Details

 

Required/

Preferred

 

And/

Or

 

Bachelor's Degree

 

Dietetics, Nutrition, Food and Nutrition, or related field

 

Required

 

 

 

 

Experience

 

Experience

 

Experience Details

 

No prior work experience required

 

 

 

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

 

Comprehensive knowledge of Medical Nutrition Therapy, DSMES, Nutrition Care Process, evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines, chronic disease prevention and management, behavior change theories, population health principles, and health coaching strategies.

 

 

 

Strong communication and presentation skills.

 

 

Licenses and Certifications

 

Licenses/Certifications

 

Licenses/Certification Details

 

Time Frame

 

Required/

Preferred

 

REGISTERED DIETITIAN

 

 

 

 

 

Required

 

LICENSED DIETITIAN

 

Alabama

 

 

 

Required

 

CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR

 

 

 

 

 

Required