Gut-Health Nutritionist (Independent Contractor)

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Our Mission:

Poppy Life Care is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is determined to provide and deliver easy access to affordable, holistic, integrative, and complementary health and wellness resources and services for individuals and families living with a wide spectrum of physical, mental, and behavioral health challenges. Our mission is to facilitate awareness and education while building innovative care programs, which we hope to accomplish alongside our local communities, its businesses and people. We believe in helping each other as part of an ecosystem of local business, healthcare groups, academic institutions and professionals alike.

Our Why:

Not only are we passionate about what we do, but WHY we do it, which is to help children and their families that are struggling with spectrum disorders, ADHD, anxiety, depression and more. We want to do our part in changing their quality of life for the better.

We believe that we can make a real impact on children's health by implementing unique care programs that include an interdisciplinary approach to education, treatment and therapies. We also believe that care, education, and support for children and their families should be easily accessible.

We are very passionate about what we are doing and looking for people that want to help make a positive impact in our communities!

More About the Company:

At Poppy Life Care we care about people and strive to create environments that empower people and ideas.

We are paving the way to education and care programs and looking for candidates that want to join us in making a difference! Candidates should excel in fast paced environments, express a willingness to learn, be passionate about what they do and ideally have a strong background in business, non-profits, or startups. We are rapidly growing and have unique opportunities available.

Check us out at poppylifecare.com

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Meet with clients and identify their dietary needs by assessing their health, exercise routine, and food habits.
• Develop and help implement personalized nutrition plans for clients.
• Provide professional guidance on maintaining overall health and continued support to clients progress.
• Oversee the consultation calendar to ensure efficiency.
• Provide expert level information to clientele regarding the benefits of maintaining a healthy diet.
• Maintain a current understanding of diet trends and how they relate to overall health.
• Help establish short and long-term goals.
• Evaluate and interpret the health needs of patients and provide direct assistance in setting goals.
• Apply basic knowledge and understanding of genetic and gut biome science theory to enhance the effectiveness of these conversations.
• Provide the highest quality nutritional care for common gastrointestinal conditions (GERD, celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, obesity, diverticular disease, colon polyps/cancer).
• Educate on the promotion of ongoing nutritional health for well individuals and their gut microbiome.

Educational Requirements & Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 5 years experience as a professional nutritionist.
• Gut health, hormone health and weight loss experience required.
• In-depth knowledge of biochemistry, research methods, and human physiology.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• A critical thinker with outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Strong interpersonal, decision-making, and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical thinking and ability to analyze data.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Time Commitment Minimum:

Hours may be scheduled during normal or after business hours. Applicants able to schedule the maximum hours/duration listed typically gain a more in-depth experience.

Benefits Available:

• Learn about startup environments and how to get an operational strategy ramped up
• Provide significant administrative contributions toward the development of operational activities
• Experience growing a startup and learning how to scale operations.
• Build your resume and professional portfolio with unique startup experience and operational strategies
• PLUS have fun learning - there is so much opportunity!