Bilingual RD—Culinary Medicine for Seniors

Suvida; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $5,000

Job summary

Suvida Healthcare is hiring a Registered Dietitian to work with a multidisciplinary team to assess nutritional needs and advance nutrition equity for Medicare-eligible Hispanic seniors. You will participate in a lifestyle medicine program including culinary medicine and food prescriptions, developing culturally relevant care programs with leadership and care teams.

The role involves delivering in-clinic, virtual and home-based nutrition care, leading culinary medicine classes, and collaborating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Dietetics, Food and Nutrition (Master's degree preferred).
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD).
• Licensed Dietitian (LD) State of Arizona or eligible within 60 days of hire.
• 3+ years of experience as a Registered Dietitian (adult geriatrics preferred).
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) required.
• Experience teaching culinary medicine classes.
• Experience in lifestyle medicine initiatives (culinary medicine, food RX, gardening, medically tailored meals) preferred.
• Fitness and movement experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutrition counseling rooted in cultural humility to support individualized care plans.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community organizations to address nutrition security.
• Provide in-clinic, virtual and home-based nutrition care for patients.
• Lead culinary medicine classes and develop lifestyle medicine programming.
• Assist with development of lifestyle medicine programming (culinary medicine, food RX, etc.).
• Provide interdisciplinary education to integrate nutrition principles into care.
• Collaborate as an integral member of the care team to implement nutrition plans.
• Other duties assigned.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Nutrition counseling

Culinary medicine instruction

Lifestyle medicine programming

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Dietetics, Food and Nutrition (Master's preferred)

Licensed Dietitian in Arizona or eligible within 60 days

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or RD

Job description

Suvida Healthcare is hiring a Registered Dietitian to work with a multidisciplinary team to assess nutritional needs and advance nutrition equity for Medicare-eligible Hispanic seniors. You will participate in a lifestyle medicine program including culinary medicine and food prescriptions, developing culturally relevant care programs with leadership and care teams.

The role involves delivering in-clinic, virtual and home-based nutrition care, leading culinary medicine classes, and collaborating