Pros
-Fulfilling interactions with clients and ability to provide services to those affected by mental health diseases and to low income individuals. -Focus on nutrition counseling, rapport building, customizing services to client's needs, SMART goals. -Benefits that include mental health support/counseling. -Flexible/low key work space that has comfortable/non-conventional seating and 'reserve as needed' work spaces. -Ability to work independently the majority of the time and set own schedule/working hours as long as client needs are being met. -Required to attend Clinical Supervision (1hour/every 30 billable hours) with Clinical Psychologist. -Opportunity to gain extra commission pay if work more hours. -Growing Company -Friendly supervising staff
Cons
-No Registered Dietitian Manager/Supervisor/Expert on staff, leading to little support/guidance for nutrition staff. -Lots of travel - many different locations in one day (client's homes, office/clinic, virtual/remote) and varied service delivery methods (in-person, telehealth, over the phone, text). -Young company with changing policies/structure. -Every day looks different with limited consistency or schedule structure. -Required to bill long/detailed notes for all client sessions with changing guidelines/expectations. -Hard work and under compensation/low wages.