The clinician will provide telehealth medical nutrition therapy and coaching for older adults, with a focus on chronic conditions where nutrition plays a central role, including diabetes, cardiovascular and renal health, and weight and metabolic concerns. Care is personalized and evidence-based, with a whole-food, predominantly plant-based approach adapted to each patient’s health, culture, and preferences.
The role also includes collaboration with a broader care team and participation in building the nutrition service itself, including protocols, intake workflows, outcome measures, and the patient experience. This is a remote, part-time contractor position within a telehealth model serving primarily Medicare beneficiaries.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess nutritional needs and develop individualized nutrition care plans for older adults
- Provide medical nutrition therapy and lifestyle-based coaching through telehealth visits
- Support patients with diabetes, cardiovascular and renal health needs, and weight or metabolic concerns
- Incorporate the 4 M's of Age-Friendly care into nutrition planning
- Collaborate with lifestyle medicine NPs, behavioral health clinicians, and primary care coordination
- Help shape clinical protocols, intake processes, outcome measures, and the patient experience
- Adapt nutrition recommendations to each patient’s health status, culture, and preferences
Required
- Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential in good standing
- Active state licensure or certification where required to practice
- Ability to provide medical nutrition therapy under Medicare requirements
- Experience or strong interest in caring for older adults
Preferred
- Comfort practicing via telehealth
- Experience coaching patients through sustainable behavior change
- Interest in lifestyle medicine and preventative nutrition
- Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for building a new clinical program
Benefits & Perks
- 1099 part-time contractor role
- Flexible schedule with an initial commitment of about 10 hours per week
- Room to grow as the patient panel expands
- Credentialing, scheduling, and billing managed by the organization
- Insurance collection risk managed by the organization
- 100% remote telehealth work
- Opportunity to help shape a new nutrition care model from the ground up