Dietary Managers
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 132700000X
A dietary manager is a trained food services professional who is charged with maintaining cost/profit objectives, purchasing food and services for the department, and supervising staff.
Dietary managers are trained to understand the basic nutritional needs of clients and work in partnership with dietitians, who offer specialized dietary expertise.
The CDM certified dietary manager designation is an advanced professional credential awarded to dietary managers who have completed specific coursework, have passed the national credentialing exams (including a sanitation and safety exam), and have applied for certification.
Nutritionists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 133N00000X
A specialist in adapting and applying food and nutrient knowledge to the solution of food and nutritional problems, the control of disease, and the promotion of health.
Nutritionists perform research, instruct groups and individuals about nutritional requirements, and assist people in developing meal patterns that meet their dietary needs.
A nutritionist is someone who has completed undergraduate and/or graduate training in the discipline of nutrition without necessarily meeting the academic and experience requirements to qualify for the Registered Dietitian designation.
Registered Dietetic Technicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 136A00000X
A Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR)/Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR) is an individual holding a nationally protected title issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to qualified individuals who obtain an associate’s degree or higher and successfully complete a sliding set of academic, examination, and practice requirements accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) or established by CDR, the nature of which are dependent upon the level of academic degree obtained.
The scope of practice of the NDTR focuses on food, nutrition, and dietetics practice, as well as related services.
NDTRs work under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) when in direct patient/client nutrition care, and may work independently in providing general nutrition education to healthy populations.
Patient/client populations include individuals receiving individualized care who have medical conditions or diseases, as well as at-risk individuals receiving personalized nutrition guidance as part of preventive health care.
Registered Dietitians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 133V00000X
A Registered Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) is an individual uniquely trained in the science of nutrition and practice of dietetics to design and provide medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and other evidence-based applications of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) that exemplify the profession’s systematic approach to providing high-quality nutrition care.
Registered dietitians provide MNT for disease prevention or management, or to treat or rehabilitate an illness, injury, or condition, with the use of specific, indicated physical and cognitive nutrition care services comprised of one or more of the following aspects of the NCP: nutrition assessment/reassessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention (e.g., nutrition counseling, therapeutic diet ordering, and nutrition education) and nutrition monitoring and evaluation.