Nutrition educator vs nutritionist

Differences between nutrition educator and nutritionist duties and responsibilities

Nutrition educator example responsibilities.

• Manage revolving caseload of students with IEP team including initials, transfer placements, manifestation determinations.
• Administer lectures and individual counseling to residential and out-patient participants regarding weight loss, heart disease, diabetes and hypertension.
• Conduct interviews for applicants to the WIC program.
• Facilitate the diabetes support group, arrange guest speakers and provide participants with nutritional information and support
• Develop and implement nutrition plans, prepare education materials for predetermine sub-populations of patients with restrict dietary and religious habits.
• Write quarterly project newsletters, create tools need to properly assess for obesity causing behaviors and develop educationmaterials as needed.
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Nutritionist example responsibilities.

• Lead weekly nutritional education workshops on diabetes management, in addition to providing individual counseling.
• Inspire patients to proactively manage their diabetes, to include administering insulin and taking prescribe medications.
• Follow up in the out-patient GI clinic for tube feeding regimens, assessing growth and food allergies.
• Establish clients via social media; maintain Facebook page.
• Develop training table menus for all NCAA scholarship athletes and attend training table.
• Provide complete instruction and advice to patients with diet-relate problems like diabetics, hypertension.
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