ABOUT THE CULINARY HEALTH INSTITUTE (CHI)

The Culinary Health Institute’s mission is to raise awareness of the impact of plant forward nutrition and lifestyle changes on human health, with a focus on education, research and patient outcomes.  It should be noted that this is a newly created position and the job duties listed here are not all-inclusive and are expected to grow and change as the position is established and developed. This is a full-time position, but candidates with part-time availability of at least 20 hours per week will be considered.

Skills & Qualifications

Required:

• Registered Dietitian with a graduate degree and  a minimum of 3 years of clinical experience. 
• Proven professional writing skills for preparing nutrition education for different education levels
• Passion and appreciation for an established culture built on principles of charity, hospitality, goodwill, servant leadership, kindness, humility, and integrity.
• Dynamic personality with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills with consistent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to multi-task and balance multiple projects and tasks as assigned.
• Ability to travel beyond the local community on occasion and work occasional nights and weekends as required for special events.
• Basic knowledge of plant-forward nutrition.

Preferred:

• Experience with educating school-aged children.
• Comfortable with educating others in plant-forward nutrition.
• Ability to analyze recipes (using food processor or related technology) to assess nutrient and macronutrient composition and understanding appropriateness in disease states, or willing and able to learn how to.
• Graphics experience.
• Strong Microsoft Office (Power point)

Position Functions and Duties

• Build a recipe portfolio that is plant forward, created by nationally recognized chefs, that is beneficial to different medical conditions.
• Create plant forward meals that are medically tailored to positively impact patients with medical conditions, and that can be delivered to homes.
• Recipe analysis (using food processor or related technology) to assess nutrient and macronutrient composition and understanding appropriateness in disease states
• Build education programs to emphasize the impact of nutrition and lifestyle to keep the body healthy:

>               Written education syllabi to multiple levels of education to include:

                  Elementary school age

                  Middle and high school students

                  Community

                  Medical school education

                  CME/CEU education

• Create and facilitate educational programs for:

                  >               Community culinary events

                  >               School children

                  >               Research interventions

• Host culinary programs for community, school-aged kids, students
• Clinical work; potential role for working with patients as part of the prevention/integrative/lifestyle medicine clinic.

What is in it for you?:

Benefits of joining the 4Roots Family include: 

• Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage
• 401(k) program and company match
• Telemedicine Coverage
• A cell phone reimbursement plan
• Paid Vacation 
• Up to six weeks paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health Services
• Pet Insurance
• Career Development in 4R University 
• Health & Wellness Reimbursement program
• Quarterly team building outings, Yearly company celebrations
• Community Serve Days, Volunteer Opportunities

At 4 Rivers/4Roots, all talent is given equal opportunity| Drug Free Workplace | Background Checks Required