Work/life balance Open to change/improvement/team ideas Patient-centered care Supportive colleagues Control for what the patients consume help reach nutrition goals Special meals/events allow for patient voting and the RD to provide "fun meals"
Cons
Patient population can be unreceptive to lifestyle change Psychotropic medication nutritional side effects are difficult to counteract w/ nutrition and sedentary patients in a hospital setting
Day was split about 75/25 with client facing work/planning and documentation time. Predictable pay. SECU eligible. Good insurance.
Cons
Toxic environment in overall department CEATs are housed within, organizational dysfunction, no room to make actual impact with treatment, adjunctive therapies are seen as entertainment, no choice over criteria for group enrollment