Nutrition internship vs community dietitian

Differences between nutrition internship and community dietitian duties and responsibilities

Nutrition internship example responsibilities.

• Research foods available in VT grocery stores that meet the WIC criteria for eligible food products in VT.
• Complete nutrition assessments and design interventions for hospital patients and long term care facility residents.
• Enter recipes and analyze nutrient levels of school lunches via USDA approve software program, NutriKids.
• Create agendas, identify potential speakers and topics, connect communities and individuals to USDA resources and programs.
• Research on various topics such as corporate wellness, exercise, food allergies, and other health relate concerns.
• Create diabetes educational handouts for an outpatient clinic.
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Community dietitian example responsibilities.

• Manage the anemia status of patients by reviewing necessary lab data and initiating or adjusting medication doses.
• Provide nutrition education and diet counseling to WIC participants, groups and individuals.
• Provide basic nutrition education to WIC patients and teach nutrition classes in this rural community.
• Monitor patients' nutrition status, laboratory values, diet tolerance, and motivate them to adhere to dietary/medications recommendations.
• Provide individualized nutrition consultations for sports nutrition, weight-loss, diabetes, hypertension and hormonal changes.