Starting Your Own Dietitian Private Practice

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Starting your own dietitian private practice. Also check out the resources over at pursuing private practice run by fellow dietitian jennifer mcgurk. And if you re a private practice rd to be feel free to leave your questions in the comments section below. What to consider when registered dietitians start a private practice the college of dietitians of ontario regulates dietitians for public protection.

Rds have a legal duty to provide safe ethical and competent dietetic services to clients. There is a lot to consider when starting your own private practice as a dietitian. What to know before starting a nutrition private practice.

Scope of practice. I also joined the nutrition entrepreneur dietetic practice group nedpg the dietitians in integrative functional medicine practice group difm which were huge invaluable resources. Books resources about starting a private practice.

I was tired of preventative care not being a priority and only having a few minutes to educate each patient in the hospital and outpatient setting. Felicia porrazza mda rd ldn first 10 steps to starting your private practice. Check out my service page for more information.

If you have that inkling in the back of your head that starting a private practice is what you want as a dietitian and human to be in charge of your day to be in the driver s seat of your career as a registered dietitian to be making your own schedule paving your own way then you can t just forget it. I now offer career coaching calls to aspiring private practice dietitians. I was able to search their listserv archives to answer almost any question i might have about starting a private practice treating clients.

Starting a dietitian private practice is not easy but it can also be incredibly rewarding flexible and lucrative. Reflect review and recharge and don t forget to raise your rates. This book is a great resource.