Functional Medicine Nutritionist II

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Functional Medicine Health Coach/Nutritionist/Dietician partners directly with an Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) certified Hoag Physician and Exercise Physiologist to form a novel care team specializing in preventive treatment, integrative care and nutrition counseling.
• The physician and care team are on the forefront of “root-cause” treatment and care while simultaneously providing best-in-class client service.
• Utilize monitoring and evaluation techniques that consider the client’s specific nutrition needs.
• Read and interpret complex labs to provide custom recommendations and nutrition/diet planning to improve overall health and wellness.
• Familiarity with the following labs: NutrEval FMV, GI Effects or GI-MAP, DUTCH Plus, IgG Food Sensitivity Panel, etc.
• Utilizes medical history, laboratory data, drug profile, anthropometric measurements and diet history to evaluate for nutrition-related consequences.
• Consider environmental factors and past medical history to evaluate the whole person.
• Recommend food choices to heal underlying ailments, i.e., gut issues, etc.
• Coordinate with physician and staff to develop meal plans, while considering cost and client preferences.
• Complete necessary documentation and assessments of clients.
• Review dietary intake for factors that affect health conditions and nutritional risk.
• Evaluates psychosocial, functional and behavioral factors related to food access, selection, preparation, physical activity and understanding of health condition.
• Provides appropriate follow-up in accordance with the client’s treatment plan goals.
• Ability to be caring and empathetic when helping clients address dietary issues and related emotions.
• Provide dietary services in accordance with company guidelines, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Ensures that care delivered to each patient is in accordance with the state of California dietetics regulations, licensing, certification or registration.
• Participates in treatment team meetings to contribute interventions and assessment results to the multidisciplinary team.
• Identifies and reports opportunities for quality improvement specific to dietary/nutritional services to leadership.
• Provides educational group sessions to patients when scheduled on dietary issues and healthy nutrition.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or related field required
2+ years in applied functional medicine; hormone balancing and stem cell applications.

Certifications Required

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
Certifications Preferred

Certified, or dedicated to pursuing certification with A4M/MMI and/or Institute of Functional Medicine

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