Registered Dietitian

Job Title: Registered Dietitian

Location: Camp Lejeune, NC
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: October 2, 2023 - October 1, 2024
Job Position Category: Healthcare Practitioners & Technical: Dietitians and Nutritionists

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Dietitian experience (3+ years)
• Valid Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) license
• Valid Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
• Valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (ARC BLS) certification

Overview:

Job Description: The Registered Dietitian will perform the following job-specific duties:

• Administer comprehensive nutrition prevention programs, including assessment, prescriptions, coaching, and counseling.
• Coordinate with H2H & HP staff to deliver programs in various community settings.
• Execute nutrition policy and program requirements in accordance with established guidance.
• Utilize a range of principles, practices, and procedures in dietetics and behavior change theories to plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition programs.
• Assess nutrition behaviors, environment, and beneficiary needs, determining installation nutrition priorities.
• Develop, coordinate, implement, market, and evaluate comprehensive nutrition programs and services.
• Research, develop, acquire, and maintain materials for evidence-based nutrition programs.
• Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and contribute to chronic disease management protocols.
• Conduct individual and group nutrition and lifestyle interventions using adult learning and behavior change theories.
• Maintain data quality management and reporting requirements.
• Document nutrition education and medical nutrition therapy in electronic health records.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate nutrition programs for all populations.
• Communicate and coordinate nutrition health promotion programs.
• Use appropriate social marketing tools to meet program goals.
• Participate in related teleconferences, working groups, and educational sessions.
• Maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree accredited by ACEND or completion of a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) accredited by ACEND or completion of a post-Baccalaureate degree Dietetic Internship Program accredited by ACEND.
• Experience: A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in health promotion, obesity & weight management, and lifestyle counseling.
• Licensure/Registration: Must maintain currency through continuing education in dietetics and nutrition in compliance with ACEND requirements.
• Clinical Certification: Eligible for Certification in Health Education from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) preferred.
• Life Support Certification: Possess and maintain AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Security: Must pass a Government background check/security clearance.