Plan and Prepare for Your First Week
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Your first week is quickly approaching, and we are so excited for you to get started! It's the start of an exciting journey. 🎉
After reviewing this article, your final step to complete onboarding and begin seeing patients is to navigate to your Onboarding Checklist and select "I'm ready to see patients!"
Once complete, patients will be able to book sessions with you. When a session is scheduled with you, you will be notified via email to your Nourish Gmail. Please check both your Nourish Gmail and Nourish Calendar frequently for upcoming sessions!
Join your live training and welcome sessions
We host several live sessions weekly to support your onboarding and encourage collaboration within our clinical community. During your first week, please make an effort to attend these events.
If you can't attend live, you can watch the recordings below!
You will receive up to $50 compensation for attending all four sessions live.
Event | Date & Time | Details / Notes |
|---|---|---|
New Hire Kickoff Call | 11 -11:30 AM ET on your start date Click here to join the meeting! Recording below. | Led by our Onboarding team, this live session covers Nourish policies, the portal, the new patient experience, and workflows that you'll want to have top of mind as you begin your first week! |
The Nourish Program | 11:30 AM- 12 PM ET on your start date Click here to join the meeting! Recording below. | Led by our Clinical Quality team, this session gives an overview of Nourish's care model, from patient intake through the phases of care — building the initial care plan, establishing habits, monitoring outcomes, and transitioning to long-term maintenance. It also covers session structure and pacing, including why the 55-minute format matters for effective nutrition counseling. |
First Appointment Principles | 12 - 12:30 PM ET on your start date Click here to join the meeting! Recording below. | This live session covers how to run an effective first patient appointment — building rapport and setting expectations, collecting intake and baseline data, and delivering a personalized care plan with SMART goals. It also includes best-practice verbiage for addressing insurance/billing and scheduling weekly follow-ups to build early momentum. |
First Appointment Logistics | 12:30 - 1 PM ET on your start date Click here to join the meeting! Recording below. | This live session is a hands-on walkthrough of the chart note in the Nourish portal, covering key features like Detail Mode, the Care Model checklist, and the Assist button. Participants will follow the first-session flow end-to-end — documenting prep work, intake, conditions, labs, and the care plan (LTGs/STGs) — through scheduling follow-ups and completing post-session tasks like Nourish Scribe review and signing/locking the note. |
Day 1 Office Hours | 1-1:45 PM ET on your start date | Led by the Provider Onboarding + Clinical Quality teams. This optional session is where you can come with questions as you prepare to see patients. |
New Hire Welcome Breakfast | 11-11:45 AM ET on your first Wednesday | Meet fellow new dietitians and Clinical Quality team members. Tips for getting started at Nourish. Up to $10 meal reimbursement. |
Recordings
New Hire Kickoff Call Recording
The Nourish Program
First Appointment Principles
First Appointment Logistics
Pay Dates
Nourish is on a semi-monthly payroll schedule, with pay dates on the 7th and 22nd of each month. You can find the full list of pay dates and associated working days here: 2026 Pay Dates.
You can also review Your Guide to Benefits, Pay, Reimbursements, and Time Off here!
Refer Patients to Nourish
While not required, we encourage you to take advantage of our patient referral bonus (a $20 flat-rate bonus for each and every session a referred patient has with you or a fellow Nourish RD)! Learn more about Referring Patients to Nourish here!
If you have questions about your first week, please reach out to onboarding@usenourish.com.
