Nutrition Educator-Remote

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<div><strong style="font-size: 18px;">Company Overview</strong></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide since 1999. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.</span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong style="font-size: 18px;">EEO</strong></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mom’s Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.</span></div><br><div>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.</div> <div> </div> <div><em><strong>Hourly rate: $35.00/hour plus monthly bonus</strong></em></div> <div> </div> <div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Benefits</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our employees enjoy a generous package of benefits that we are thrilled to provide, and feel is part of what makes us different as an employer. We value our team members, and this is one way we can show it.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Benefits include:</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-PTO, holiday pay and holiday of choice</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-401(k) match</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-Life insurance</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-Short-term disability</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-Health, dental and vision insurance</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-Maternity/paternity leave</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-Health savings account (HSA)</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">-Flex spending accounts (FSA) – health and dependent</span></div> </div><br><ul><li><p>Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to</p><p> </p></li><li>Provide telephonic nutrition education sessions per member/patient; number of sessions offered varies, based on what program the member/patient is enrolled in</li> <li>Document goals and care plan from education sessions in platform</li> <li>Schedule follow-up calls with each member/patient</li> <li>Develop nutrition education handouts and tools as needed</li> <li>Identify community resources for clients as needed</li> <li>Maintain and update professional knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations</li> <li>Contribute to the development of social media content and video for articles, blogs and other posts for the company newsletter and website as needed or requested</li> <p></p><li><p>Required Skills and Experience</p><p> </p></li><li>Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science or Dietetics</li> <li>Certification as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration</li> <li>Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of residence<em>(where license is required)</em></li> <li>2+ years’ experience providing nutrition education or counseling</li> <li>Excellent oral and written communication skills</li> <li>Strong organizational and interpersonal skills</li> <li>This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptops computers and smartphones.</li> <li>Work independently and has a strong sense of responsibility carrying out the required job duties with a minimum amount of daily supervision</li> <li>Ability to make clinical decisions as they pertain to the appropriateness of nutrition education for each member/patient</li> <p></p><li><p>Preferred Skills and Experience</p><p> </p></li><li>Active licensure in District of Columbia or Ohio</li> <li>Previous experience providing telephonic nutritional education or counseling</li> <li>Training in health coaching, motivational interviewing and intuitive/mindful eating framework</li> <p></p><li><p>Physical Requirements</p><p> </p></li><li>Repetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingers</li> <li>Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods</li> <li>Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus</li> <p></p></ul>

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