Registered Dietitian, Weight Management

Are you ready to join Connecticut Innovation’s vibrant community of innovators? Connecticut Innovations (“CI”) is Connecticut’s strategic venture capital arm, and we are passionate about serving our portfolio of 220+ companies across various industries, with strengths in life sciences, technology, and climate tech. Come join one of our quickly growing portfolio companies, Flyte - Intellihealth! Flyte is hiring a fully remote Registered Dietitian, to lead telehealth, phone, video, or web-based individual or group meetings to address a healthy lifestyle for weight loss and weight management for patients with overweight and obesity. FlyteHealth exists to help individuals living with obesity pursue healthier lives through chronic condition support and pharmacotherapy virtually via video conferencing and an engaging smartphone app. We leverage an in-house nationwide clinical care team including physicians, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, and care navigators. We also partner with hospital systems, payers, and PBMs to expand their ability to reach more patients and provide broader obesity care support. The Role: The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist is responsible for leading telephonic, video, or web-based individual or group meetings to address a healthy lifestyle for weight loss and weight management for patients with overweight and obesity. The position is a telecommuting role that can be based anywhere in the U.S., and as such requires the ability to work remotely, with a dedicated, private workspace and high-speed Internet access appropriate for conducting phone and virtual coaching sessions. Professionalism, confidentiality, and compassion are key. Required/Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Nutrition or subsequent degree in Nutrition
• Current registration as Registered Dietitian (RD) through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• Certification or License as Registered Dietitian (CDN/LDN) per state guidelines, if applicable.
• 2+ years of experience in the field of clinical, community, or research dietetics is required.
• 1+ years of experience in counseling participants specifically in weight management. Experience in counseling for metabolic health, lipid, and diabetes management is also accepted.
• Prior work experiences must include proficiency in patient care, counseling, or health coaching. Experience in telemedicine preferred.
• Preferable to have certification in health coaching through a well-established certification program such as Wellcoaches or possess NBC-HWC.
• Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) or CSOWM (Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management) registration through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is strongly preferred.

About You:

• An extremely high degree of compassion, motivation, and commitment related to weight management, nutrition and care for patients with obesity or overweight.
• Passionate about health and assisting people in changing their lives and health outcomes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong proficiency in technologies such as videoconferencing applications, VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), text and email and online presentations.
• Possess the ability to quickly learn and use our proprietary professional and client web-based portal to support and document participant sessions with adherence to policies and procedures.
• Awareness of trends and evidence regarding overweight & obesity.
• Open and honest receptivity to cultural diversity.
• Willingness to provide feedback to our team regarding our programs in support of continuous quality improvement.
• Understanding of service quality and how it is measured.

FlyteHealth Benefits Essential Benefits (Eligibility: Full-time employees regularly working 30+ hours per week)

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Discretionary PTO plan
• Parental leave

Perks

• Remote-first company
• Internet stipend for remote work
• Paid company holidays

Additional Info:

• Malpractice insurance coverage

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