Minor League Dietitian – New York Yankees (Tampa, FL)
Department: Player Development
Reports To: MiLB Nutrition Coordinator
Job Status: Exempt
Description:
The New York Yankees Minor League Dietitian will assist the MiLB Nutrition Coordinator in optimizing nutrition support for all athletes in the New York Yankees organization. This role will serve to help with affiliate catering, nutrition education, and ensuring department and organizational standards and new initiatives are met.
Primary Responsibilities:
Individual Nutrition Counseling (35%)
- Counsel athletes on optimal nutrition for exercise training, competition, recovery, weight management, hydration, immunity, travel, and individual supplementation.
- Provide personalized meal and snack plans to promote achieving short- and long-term goals for athletic performance and good health.
- Attend workouts, practices, and games to provide the care, education, and fuel necessary for peak performance.
- Collaborate with sports medicine staff to monitor athlete hydration, determine sweat rates and cramping risk, and design individualized hydration plans.
- Address nutritional challenges to performance, such as food allergies, bone mineral disturbances, gastrointestinal disturbances, and micronutrient deficiencies.
- Counsel athletes on optimal nutrition for recovery from illness or injury.
- Coordinate nutritional care as a member of multidisciplinary sports performance team.
- Assist in facilitation of supplementation for athletes post-surgery
- Evaluate dietary supplements – NSF only!
Food Service and Menu Development (30%)
- Arrange catering of pre- and post-game meals for affiliate teams, in conjunction with clubhouse personnel
- Ensure proper food safety and sanitation procedures are met at minor league affiliate facilities
- Develop meal plan templates for spring training and other instructional programs
- Maintains high standards and ensures food quality at each meal – deliver feedback to kitchen staff weekly
- Assists in gathering player satisfaction surveys throughout the season
Nutrition Education (20%)
- Develop and deliver nutrition education presentations, demonstrations, or events on various topics related to nutrition for performance. (English and Spanish)
- Educate regarding food selection (grocery store tours, food storage) and food preparation (cooking classes)
- Oversee product and inventory of Gatorade smoothie bar and fueling station fridges
- Serve as a nutrition resource for coaches, sports performance staff, athletic trainers, and food service personnel
- Assumes administrative responsibilities regarding tracking of nutrition screenings for rookies and initial intakes at the beginning of spring training
Professional Development and Mentoring (10%)
- Maintain dietetic registration and continuing education requirements
- Stay current on food, nutrition, and health issues including research related to sports nutrition
- Assists with development, mentorship, and scheduling of nutrition interns
- Collaborate with different departments to achieve group objectives and give best quality service to players
Other Duties as Assigned (5%)
- Maintain regular communication with Nutrition Coordinator
- In addition, the Minor League dietitian will have other administrative duties assigned by Nutrition Coordinator
- In conjunction with Nutrition Coordinator, participates in bi-weekly meetings with strength staff regarding player objectives and discussion of high needs athletes.
- In conjunction with Nutrition Coordinator, participates in development and over site of minor league nutrition affiliate supplement and meal budgets
- Participates in applicable administrative meetings with leadership staff
Required Qualifications:
- Registered dietitian (with active registration through Commission in Dietetic Registration) and ability to obtain Florida State RD Licensure within 3 months of date of hire
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Nutrition Science, or related field
- Compliance with HIPAA standards
- Knowledge of rules and regulations of Major League and Minor League Baseball
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with culturally diverse athletes and staff
- Ability to work a non-traditional work week.
- Ability to travel within the United States and potentially Dominican Republic Academy
- CSSD certification (or willing to obtain)
- CPR/AED certified (or willing to obtain)
- Serve Safe certified (or willing to obtain)
- Willing to relocate. Position is based in Tampa, FL
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience working with professional or collegiate athletes
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Canva, and PowerPoint
- Master’s degree in nutrition, exercise physiology, or related field.
- Willingness to obtain certification as a CSSD (Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics) is highly desirable.
- Bilingual candidates preferred
- Ability to lift 20-30 lb
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.