Sports Dietitian | Allegiant Stadium

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Overview

The sports dietitian provides individual and group/team nutrition counseling and education to enhance the performance of competitive and recreational athletes, on-site and during travel. Primary responsibilities include counseling individuals and groups on daily nutrition for performance and health; translating the latest scientific evidence into practical sports nutrition recommendations; tracking and documenting outcomes of nutrition services, serving as a food and nutrition resource for coaches, trainers, and parents; providing sports nutrition education for health/wellness programs, athletic teams, and community groups; and maintaining professional competency and skills required for professional practice.

Salary Range $70,000 to $95,000

For FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until May 23, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and analyzes dietary practices, body composition, and energy balance (intake and expenditure) of athletes in the context of athletic performance and health.
• Counsels athletes on optimal nutrition for exercise training (match nutrition to training phases and goals), competition, recovery from exercise, weight management, hydration, immunity, disordered eating, travel, and supplementation.
• Counsels athletes on achieving and maintaining a level of body mass, body fat, and muscle mass that is consistent with good health and good performance.
• Provides personalized meal and snack plans to promote achieving short- and long-term goals for athletic performance and good health.
• Develops and counsels in hydration protocols.
• Addresses nutritional challenges to performance, such as food allergies, bone mineral disturbances, gastrointestinal disturbances, iron depletion, and iron-deficiency anemia.
  Provides medical nutrition therapy, as needed, to help manage or treat medical conditions.
• Counsels athletes on optimal nutrition for recovery from illness or injury.
• Coordinates nutritional care as a member of multidisciplinary sports medical/sports science teams.
• Collaborates with the individual's family, physician, coach, and other health professionals, as appropriate.
• Develops resources to support educational efforts.
• Educates in food selection (grocery store tours, food storage) and food preparation (cooking classes).
• Documents nutrition services provided and evaluates the effectiveness of nutrition strategies towards meeting desired outcomes using the Nutrition Care Process.
• Educates and mentors dietetic interns and others as appropriate.
• Supervises, student workers, and employees.
• Develops and oversees nutrition policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in clinical nutrition, food and nutrition, or related area, granted from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university. Master's degree in nutrition or exercise physiology preferred.
• Completion of a didactic program in dietetics and supervised practice program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association.
• Minimum of 3+ years experience in nutrition counseling, preferably with emphasis on sports nutrition.
• Certification/License: Registered Dietitian with active registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Certification/Licensure as required by state of practice. Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) preferred.