Nutrition Educator-Bilingual (Spanish) - Remote

@ Mom's Meals

Nutrition Educator-Bilingual (Spanish) - Remote

Los Angeles, CA

Posted 4 days ago

About the job

Mom’s Meals offers home-delivered meal solutions focused on seniors and patients with chronic conditions. The Nutrition Educator provides telehealth support, educates on nutrition, and connects clients to resources. Work remotely, 8 hours/day, 8am-7pm PST, with a salary of $35/hr+ bonus.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science
Registered Dietitian certification
2+ years nutrition education experience
Fluent in Spanish
Excellent communication skills

Qualifications

Licensed or eligible for licensure
Organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently
Clinical decision-making ability
Experience with telephonic counseling

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Company Overview

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.

EEO

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.

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.

This position will work hours of 8:00am-7:00pm PST

Hourly range: $35.00 plus monthly bonus of 5%+

Note: We have ONE opening but posted in multiple locations. Please only apply for ONE position.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to
Provide telephonic nutrition education sessions per member/patient; number of sessions offered varies, based on what program the member/patient is enrolled in
Document goals and care plan from education sessions in platform
Schedule follow-up calls with each member/patient
Develop nutrition education handouts and tools as needed
Identify community resources for clients as needed
Maintain and update professional knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
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

Required Skills and Experience
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

Preferred Skills and Experience
Active licensure in District of Columbia or Ohio
Previous experience providing telephonic nutritional education or counseling
Training in health coaching, motivational interviewing and intuitive/mindful eating framework

Physical Requirements
Repetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods
Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

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