Careers

Dietitian

This position serves as an associate dietitian to the Roots Dietitian team in Mason City, Iowa. 

Specifications

• Full time availability 30-40 hours per week. 

• Licensed as a dietitian in the state of Iowa. 

• Independent contractor (IC).

• Flexible hours but some night time, early morning, and weekends required. 

• This may require some commitment to weekend/holiday hours. 

Duties & responsibilities

• Conduct nutrition assessments 

• Accurately calculate energy needs and provide macronutrient breakdowns on an individual basis. 

• Formulate therapeutic diets based on medical and physical conditions.

• Collect full weight, nutrition, medical history. 

• Critically think through patient situations to help find evidence based solutions to the most prominent health concerns. 

• Effectively document patient visits in EHR.

• Counseling patients in a one-on-one and group setting

• Deliver information in an appropriate, approachable way that echoes the company mission. 

• Coordinate class times, schedule, and reschedule sessions.

• Formulate recipes and meal plans for patients

• Utilize resources to calculate macronutrient breakdown of recipes. 

• Think creatively while staying on brand with recipe, meal, and class ideas. 

Skills & competencies

• Critical thinking skills to be creative in situations that are not black and white. 

• Time management skills to track hours, take proper breaks, etc. 

• Serve Safe Certified.

• Proficient in Google documents, sheets, presentations, etc. 

• Public speaking abilities.

• Passionate about great service, nutrition, whole food, and customer service. 

• Ability to be a team player at all times.

• Prioritize items and to do’s on highest to lowest priority.

• Read and understand recipes and proper conversions.