Licensed Dietitian -Texas Residents Only

Soundlyspeakingspeechtherapy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A well-established company seeks a Licensed Dietitian to work with adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Texas. This part-time position offers a chance to make a lasting impact on clients' health through personalized nutrition counseling and assessment, both in-person and via teletherapy. Join a compassionate team dedicated to providing essential services to an underserved community and embodying core values of reliability and care. Applicants must hold a valid Texas Dietician’s License and be comfortable working in diverse environments.

Benefits

Friendly and motivating work environment

Opportunity to work with clients in an underserved community

Qualifications

• Experience working with adults with Intellectual Disabilities.
• Proficient in nutrition counseling and assessment.
• Creative, reliable, and motivated.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality therapy in client’s home or online.
• Communicate with families about therapy sessions and progress.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records.

Skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Nutritional assessment

Medical nutrition therapy

Counseling

Education

Valid Texas-issued Dietician’s License

Job description

Licensed Dietitian -Texas Residents Only

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Licensed Dietitian -Texas Residents Only

Houston , TX , United States Part Time

Licensed Dietitian for Adult IDD clients in Texas

Are you a dietitian who thinks like a nutrition detective?

Do you like to "rule out" nutrient deficiency or excess as a contributor to a person's current health status?

Do you have a passion for helping individuals who struggle to advocate for themselves?

We are looking for a registered dietitian who is willing to put all of his or her nutrition knowledge to use while working compassionately with adults with intellectual disabilities and/or physical disabilities, as well as with their caregivers or their guardians. Our goal in the Soundly Speaking Therapy Services Dietary Department is to improve our clients' health and well-being through sound nutrition assessment, medical nutrition therapy, and counseling. We are looking for someone who loves adults or has experience with adults who have diagnoses such as Autism, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, among other diagnoses. If this describes you, please apply for this amazing opportunity!

Soundly Speaking provides both in-person and teletherapy services to our clients. Based on an hourly wage, we expect our Dieticians to:

Provide high quality therapy in the client’s home or online and communicate with families about the therapy sessions

Communicate weekly if needed with families about goals and progress and monthly communication with case managers

Adaptability and teamwork skills

Turn in paperwork in a 24 hour timeline

Maintain confidentiality of patient records in accordance with HIPAA, State, and Federal Regulations

-Why apply for this position?

The opportunity to work with amazing clients in an underserved community

Changing clients’ lives by helping them expand their horizons

Be a part of a friendly and motivating work environment

W2 Part Time position

We are the largest provider of Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy for the adult Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities community in Texas.

Here at Soundly Speaking we believe God has called us to serve the IDD population, and we lead our employees with kindness and honesty. Our therapists work “To provide needed and deserved therapy to every single qualified IDD adult in Texas while providing compassion for today and hope for tomorrow”. We believe in our 5 core values: Consistently Communicate, Positively Passionate, Radically Reliable, Honorably Honest, and Contagiously Caring. Our therapists follow these values with each and every client, as well as in everyday life.

If you are a creative, reliable, and motivated person please apply. Upload your application, cover letter, and resume here and we will be in contact with applicants.

DO NOT apply if you do not have a valid Texas-issued Dietician’s License.

DO NOT apply if you are not comfortable working with adults in their homes and/or outside of a clinic.