Bilingual Nutrition Educator

Description:
• The Nutrition Educator will provide telephonic nutrition education to members/patients with chronic conditions as they learn to select, prepare and eat foods that are appropriate for their condition(s) as they participate in a chronic care meals program.
• Chronic conditions can include, but are not limited to diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease.
• Utilizing a member/patient-centric approach, the nutrition educator will collaborate with the member/patient to explore the nutrition-related issues and topics that are most important to the member/patient.
• The nutrition educator will also help connect members/patients to other nutrition and condition resources available from the health plan or system or in their community.

Requirements:
• Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science or Dietetics
• Certification as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of residence(where license is required)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience providing nutrition education or counseling
• Verbally fluent in Spanish with proficiency in medial and nutrition terminology in Spanish
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptops computers and smartphones.
• Work independently and has a strong sense of responsibility carrying out the required job duties with a minimum amount of daily supervision
• Ability to make clinical decisions as they pertain to the appropriateness of nutrition education for each member/patient

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