Registered Dietitian and Lactation Consultant (Full Time)

– This employment opportunity is through Delfina Medical Group –

Objective: Delfina Medical Group is hiring a full-time, Spanish and English based bilingual Registered Dietitian and Lactation Consultant to support patients through pregnancy and postpartum. This is a 100% virtual position. The role combines direct patient care with building and maintaining clinical protocols, and grows over time to include additional state licensure and support for other dietitians as the team expands.

About Us: Delfina Medical Group and Delfina Care Inc. provide a leading pregnancy care data platform and clinical services to improve maternal and child health outcomes.

‍About You: We are looking for a clinician who is passionate about patient engagement in nutrition, lactation, and lifestyle, and who is comfortable using technology to support better care. This is a combined role for someone who holds both Registered Dietitian and IBCLC credentials.

Responsibilities:

A) Nutrition and Lactation Care

• Provide perinatal nutrition and lactation care for pregnancy and postpartum.
• Provide 1:1 and group dietitian and and lactation visits by video, phone, and app.
• Manage nutrition care for the pregnancy and postpartum journey including gestational diabetes and for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in pregnancy.
• Teach and lead group lactation support and education classes.
• Create breastfeeding and chestfeeding protocols and safety measures for a telemedicine platform.

B) Protocols and Patient Content

• Build and maintain nutrition and lactation protocols and safety measures for virtual care.
• Update protocols and procedures as needed to keep care safe and effective.
• Create app-based patient content that supports learning and success.

C) Growth and Team Support

• Obtain additional state dietitian licenses over time to support patients as Delfina expands into new states.
• As the dietitian team grows, help support and guide other Registered Dietitians and Lactation Consultants within Delfina Medical Group.

Qualifications:

• Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) with at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Active International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
• Licensed to practice as a dietitian in at least three of the following states:
  • Maryland
  • Nevada
  • Illinois
  • Texas
• Willing to obtain additional state licenses.
• Fluent in English and Spanish. This is required.
• Two or more years providing pregnancy-related nutrition care, including management of gestational diabetes and Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
• CDCES (Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist) certification, or the clinical experience to be CDCES-eligible(Preferred)
• One or more years of experience practicing as an IBCLC in the prenatal and postpartum setting.
• Previous experience providing virtual patient care.

Virtual Work Requirements

• A private location with reliable high-speed internet suitable for patient visits.
• Comfort working by video, phone, text, and app-based tools.

Compensation and Benefits

• Full-time, salaried position (or part-time upon interest).
• Health insurance benefits.
• Starter 401(k) plan available for employee contributions (non-matching).
• Support for maintaining multi-state licensure.

We value that everyone at Delfina brings a unique background and perspective. Prospective applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet 100% of the listed qualifications and are encouraged to use their resume and other application materials to demonstrate how their skills meet, or are equivalent to, the listed qualifications.

Compensation: $94,000-$110,000 USD annually

The base salary range for this full-time position in the United States represents a wide variety of factors, including location, skills, experience, education, and training. New hires who meet most of the qualifications above should expect to earn near the middle of the posted salary range.

Delfina Medical Group provides equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or family status, national origin, age, veteran or disability status.

Note that Delfina Medical Group does not sponsor or facilitate any U.S. work authorization. All applicants must have unrestricted and independent authorization to work at Delfina.

Originally posted on Himalayas