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Dietitian

A dietitian is a licensed healthcare professional who evaluates patients' nutritional needs and designs individualized eating plans to manage or prevent disease, working through nutrition assessment and medical nutrition therapy in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, or private practice. Day-to-day work includes meal planning for conditions like diabetes or renal disease, one-on-one patient counseling to encourage lasting dietary changes, and thorough EHR documentation to coordinate care with physicians and nurses. Most hold a bachelor's or master's degree in dietetics along with the Registered Dietitian (RD) credential.

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