Elite Performance Dietitian for Collegiate Athletics

UCLA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA is seeking a Performance Dietitian to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and manage performance nutrition services for intercollegiate student-athletes. You will provide medical nutrition therapy and deliver team and departmental educational sessions to enhance athletic performance.

Collaborating with athletic trainers, physicians, coaches, and sports science staff, you will tackle dining hall, hydration, travel nutrition, and fueling programs, and offer cooking classes while ensuring

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience as a Registered Dietitian in the collegiate setting.
• 2-3 years’ experience as a Registered Dietitian in the collegiate or professional setting.
• HIPAA and ServSafe compliance required.
• Knowledge of and ability to follow NCAA rules and regulations.
• Ability to document clinical encounters in students' EMR.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual medical nutrition therapy and educational presentations to improve athletic performance.
• Coordinate nutritional care as part of a multidisciplinary sports medicine/sports science team.
• Address dining hall nutrition, hydration, grocery shopping, and travel nutrition logistics.
• Lead performance fueling initiatives, travel snacks, hydration, and meal suggestions.
• Conduct periodic educational cooking classes for student-athletes and collaborate on athlete care.

Skills

Medical nutrition therapy

HIPAA compliance

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Master's Degree in Nutrition or Exercise Physiology

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system

Job description

UCLA is seeking a Performance Dietitian to plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and manage performance nutrition services for intercollegiate student-athletes. You will provide medical nutrition therapy and deliver team and departmental educational sessions to enhance athletic performance.

Collaborating with athletic trainers, physicians, coaches, and sports science staff, you will tackle dining hall, hydration, travel nutrition, and fueling programs, and offer cooking classes while ensuring