Registered dietitian vs health coach

Differences between registered dietitian and health coach duties and responsibilities

Registered dietitian example responsibilities.

• Help patients maintain nutritional adequacy while managing food allergies.
• Manage the anemia status of patients by reviewing necessary lab data and initiating or adjusting medication doses.
• Manage the in-store dietitian program providing nutrition education, culinary workshops, food demonstrations, and nutritional assessments.
• Develop and conduct weight loss programs; provide nutritional counseling for cardiac rehabilitation patients.
• Diet education to nonsurgical patients on eating disorders, diabetes and other nutrition relate conditions.
• Cover all topics ranging from weight management to oncology.
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Health coach example responsibilities.

• Participate in workshops and offer lectures on various health topics, aim toward prevention and management of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
• Motivate staff to participate in lunch time yoga and strength training exercises as well as cooking demos and office nutrition trivia.
• Promote, educate and assist individuals in health management including diabetes management, nutrition, stress management and tobacco cessation.
• Obtain CPR certification before the summer program begin.
• Maintain and control all hippa-relate patient documentation via EMR.
• Perform all job duties in compliance with HIPAA guidelines and company confidentiality policies.
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