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