Nutrition Educator-Bilingual - PRN

The Nutrition Educator will provide telephonic nutrition education to members 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-centric approach, the Nutrition Educator will collaborate with the member to explore the nutrition-related issues and topics that are most important to the member. The Nutrition Educator will also help connect members to other nutrition and condition resources available from the health plan or system or in their community. Hourly range: $26.60-34.60/hourThis position will average 20-24 hours across 3+ days/week M-F. Responsibilities may include, but not limited toProvide telephonic nutrition education sessions per member; number of sessions offered varies, based on what program the member is enrolled in Document goals and care plan from education sessions in platformSchedule follow-up calls with each member/patientDevelop nutrition education handouts and tools as neededIdentify community resources for members as neededMaintain and update professional knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizationsContribute to the development of social media content and video for articles, blogs and other posts for the company newsletter and website as needed or requestedPrimary member population is in California, so working hours for this position would be 9:00am-6:00pm Pacific Time but flexible within those hoursRequired Skills and ExperienceBachelor of Science in Nutritional Science or Dietetics Certification as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic RegistrationLicensed or eligible for licensure in the state of residence(where license is required)Minimum of 2 years’ experience providing nutrition education or counselingVerbally fluent in Spanish with proficiency in medial and nutrition terminology in SpanishExcellent oral and written communication skillsStrong organizational and interpersonal skillsThis role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptops computers and smartphonesWork independently and has a strong sense of responsibility carrying out the required job duties with a minimum amount of daily supervisionAbility to make clinical decisions as they pertain to the appropriateness of nutrition education for each member/patient Preferred Skills and ExperiencePrevious experience providing telephonic nutritional education or counseling Training in health coaching, motivational interviewing, and intuitive/mindful eating framework Physical RequirementsRepetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingersSedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periodsVisual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focusOriginally posted on Himalayas Apply To this Job