Performance Dietician

Performance Dietician

Jacksonville, North Carolina On-Site Healthcare Workforce

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and counseling on nutritional practices to enhance recovery and optimize performance for SOF personnel, prioritizing SOF Operators and Direct Combat Support personnel.
• Perform administrative and clinical duties within the scope of practice.
• Provide nutritional planning, counseling, and documentation guided by evidence-based peer-reviewed literature.
• Advise the chain of command on issues pertinent to nutrition and performance nutrition.
• Provide individual and group counseling for guidance on performance nutrition.
• Design and implement performance nutrition programs for SOF personnel in garrison, TAD/TDY, and deployed settings.
• Develop nutritional protocols and guidelines for rehabilitation and performance.
• Collaborate with the HP program Manager and/or Coordinator for the implementation of new protocols and guidelines.
• Assist other regional SOF assets as required, and attend meetings with other POTFF staff members and medical personnel.
• Ensure availability of adequate educational materials and sports nutrition specific supplies.
• Assist with supply inventories and provide input on supply needs.
• Ensure equipment and facilities are in safe working condition and properly utilized.
• Ensure records are updated as required and participate in periodic in-service training for HP Staff.
• Attend required training in accordance with guiding instructions and participate in education programs.
• Participate in peer (record) reviews as directed.
• Develop and promulgate training materials as requested.
• Perform administrative duties such as maintaining records of workload and participating in clinical staff quality assurance functions.
• Document care in the Military's Electronic Health Record and/or the HP Enterprise-wide database.
• Collect and report data as required and proficiently utilize computers, software, and technologies.

Qualifications

• Master's level degree in Nutrition Science or related field.
• Certification from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) as a Registered Dietitian (RD).
• Specialty certification as a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD); may be waived but must be earned within six months if waived.
• Current and valid state certification/licensure.
• Capable of meeting physical demands of training with SOF, including hiking and functioning in austere environments.
• Ability to assist with strength and conditioning testing and training protocols.
• Certification as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) is desired, but not required.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of demonstrable accumulated experience as a Performance Dietitian with individual athletes and groups of athletes at NCAA Collegiate, Olympic, professional sports, and/or SOF Operators levels.

Licensure

• Maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) as certified by the American Heart Association.
• Documentation of BCLS certification provided to the COR and credentialing department.

Please note: this position is notional and contingent upon the award of a government contract.