Detroit People’s Food Co-op (DPFC): Registered Dietician

Company: Detroit People's Food Co-op (DPFC)

Annual Salary: unlisted


Location: Stamford, CT

Description

NourishedRx, a growing healthcare business headquartered in Connecticut, is looking for skilled Registered Dietitians. NourishedRx partners with hospitals and health plans to offer a food-is-medicine program in order to foster lasting dietary change and improved health outcomes for people with chronic illness and/or diet-sensitive health conditions. Registered Dietitians will advise and counsel members on food and nutrition. They will interact with members to explain the program, assess their dietary and health needs and develop meal plans for them.  They will gauge the effects of these meal plans on each member, promote nutrition education through Project Well’s Outreach platform, and keep abreast of the latest research in nutritional and food sciences. They will coordinate with Outreach Associates on meal deliveries with vendors and educate members on nutrition issues.

A Registered Dietitian for NourishedRx will:

  • Evaluate meals and meal plans from 3rd party food vendors.

  • Develop appropriately tailored meal programs for diet-sensitive health conditions and manage member meal programs. 

  • Develop up-to-date, evidence-based nutrition education and outreach materials. 

  • Counsel and educate program members with diet-sensitive health conditions.

Experience / Skills:

NourishedRx is looking for Registered Dietitians who possess the following credentials and skills:

  • Proof of a current RD or RDN credential throughout tenure with Project Well 

  • Proof of liability insurance

  • Effective communication skills

  • Active listening and motivational interviewing skills

  • Strong coordination and logistics skills 

  • Effective logic, reasoning and critical thinking skills

  • Effective writing and speaking skills

  • The ability to identify and solve complex problems

  • Comfort working with multiple software platforms

  • Flexible, versatile, positive, passionate, and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done

‍To Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to the Dietitian team at team@nourishedrx.com