Functional nutrition framework
Root-cause assessment, intake, systems-based case work, and building individualized protocols.
For clinics, med spas & wellness practices
Hire a certified functional nutrition practitioner from the RSN Institute.
We source and screen from our own graduate pool, then introduce the ones who fit. You interview and decide.
- Placement fee
- $5,000 flat, per hire
- Guarantee
- 30 days — we re-source at no extra fee
- What's included
- Sourcing, screening & interview coordination
The math
Train one yourself, or hire one who has already done it.
Tier II is a twelve-month certification: two live calls a week, functional lab interpretation, advanced case work, and a proctored final. Our graduates invest $15,000 and a year of their life to get through it.
You can fund that for someone on your payroll and wait a year. Or you can hire someone who finished.
Train someone from scratch
$15,000
Plus twelve months
- A year before they're certified
- On your payroll the entire time they're studying
- Two live calls a week during working hours
- No certainty they finish, pass, or stay once they do
- You're paying to build the credential, then paying to keep it
Hire one through us
$5,000
Flat, per hire
- Certified before you ever meet them
- Final exam passed, lab interpretation coursework complete
- Certificate verified against our records by our team
- Sourced and screened, with introductions coordinated by us
- 30-day replacement guarantee from their start date
The training is already paid for. You're paying for the search, not the education.
And if you post the role yourself
Job boards send volume. They rarely send training.
What they rarely send is someone who can sit with a GI-MAP, a full thyroid panel, and a DUTCH result and build a protocol your practice would stand behind.
- Résumés that list "functional medicine" with no case work behind it
- Weeks of screening calls that never reach a second interview
- Candidates who need six months of training before they touch a client
- Recruiters who don't know the difference between a coach and a practitioner
We only work with graduates of our own program, so we know exactly what they were taught, who taught it, and what they had to pass.
What lands in your inbox
A screened candidate packet, not a résumé dump.
Every candidate we send has a verified certificate, a submitted case sample, and stated availability. Here's the format.
Candidate Profile — Tier II Graduate
- Credential
- ✓ RSN certificate verified FN-P BCFNP BCFNC
- Prior background
- Registered nurse, 6 years — outpatient and infusion
- Training completed
- Tier II Functional Nutrition Certification — see the full curriculum
- Focus areas
- Women's hormones, gut restoration, metabolic health
- Availability
- Full-time
- Included
- Résumé, certificate PDF, written case sample, 90-second video introduction
- FN-P
- Functional Nutrition Practitioner — the credential earned on completing RSN Tier II.
- BCFNP
- Board Certified Functional Nutrition Professional — awarded by the ANWPB after passing its board exam.
- BCFNC
- Board Certified Functional Nutrition Coach — awarded by the AANWC.
Illustrative format. Individual candidates vary in background, credentials, and availability. Not every graduate holds every credential shown. These are professional credentials, not state or government licenses.
The process
Five steps from first call to first day.
1
Intake call
We map the role: scope, setting, supervision, hours, compensation range, and what the person actually needs to be able to do on day one.
RSN team · Week 12
We source from the graduate pool
We search our verified Tier II graduate database against your role and reach out directly. You do no outreach and post no ads.
RSN team · Week 1–23
You receive a shortlist
Candidate packets arrive with a verified certificate, résumé, case sample, and availability. You tell us who you want to meet.
RSN team · Week 2–34
You set up the interviews
You decide who you want to meet and set the times. We make the introduction, pass along availability, and keep candidates warm between rounds so nobody goes cold.
You · RSN coordinates · Week 3–45
You extend the offer
You negotiate and hire directly — the candidate is your employee or contractor, not ours. The 30-day guarantee begins on their first day.
You · Week 4+Timeline reflects a typical search. Actual time to hire depends on role, location, and candidate availability.
What every Tier II graduate has completed
Twelve months of coursework, two live calls a week, and a proctored final.
Functional lab interpretation
GI-MAP, DUTCH, full thyroid panels, serum hormones, mycotoxins, and heavy metals — reading them and writing them up.
Gut & microbiome
Digestion, permeability, dysbiosis, and restoration protocols with supplementation strategy.
Hormones & adrenals
Female hormones, thyroid, chronic stress physiology, and cortisol patterns across the day.
Detoxification & body composition
Phase I and II pathways, environmental load, and body composition change without restriction.
Clinical case work
Advanced case study analysis, professional practice development, and scope-appropriate documentation.
Accredited program
Accredited program
Accredited program
Licensure
These are professional credentials issued by independent natural-wellness bodies. They are not state or government licenses, and graduates practice as wellness professionals within their state's scope of practice. Any graduate holding a separate state license (RD, RN, NP, MD, ND) practices under that license.
Where they fit
Roles our graduates are hired into
Functional medicine clinicsPractitioner
Med spas & aestheticsNutrition lead
Concierge & longevity practicesHealth strategist
Chiropractic & integrative officesNutrition coach
Telehealth & virtual clinicsRemote practitioner
Hormone & weight-loss clinicsClient care
Gyms & performance facilitiesNutrition coach
Supplement & wellness brandsEducation / content
Fee & guarantee
One flat fee per hire.
$5,000
Per hire · flat fee
- Sourcing included. We identify and contact candidates from our graduate database.
- Screening included. Certificate verification, résumé and case review, availability confirmation.
- Interview coordination included. You set the interviews; we make the introduction, relay availability, and follow up between rounds.
- Same fee at any salary. The fee doesn't scale with what you pay them.
- 30-day guarantee. A replacement search at no additional placement fee if the hire doesn't work out.
- Payment terms are set out in your placement agreement and confirmed on the intake call.
The 30-day guarantee
If your hire leaves or is released for performance within 30 calendar days of their start date, we re-open the search and source a replacement at no additional placement fee. One replacement search per placement.
To use it, notify us in writing within 5 business days of the separation. The guarantee doesn't apply if the role is eliminated or materially changed, if the separation is due to layoff, restructuring, or closure, or if the placement fee is outstanding.
Full terms are in the placement agreement you'll receive before the search begins.
Questions
Before you book
What can these graduates legally do?
Tier II graduates are trained to run intake and diet and lifestyle assessments, recommend therapeutic foods and supplementation, interpret functional lab panels and summarize findings, and build individualized, evidence-informed plans. They do not diagnose, treat, or prescribe, and they refer out for anything medical. Scope varies by state, so we'll confirm the fit for your location on the intake call. Graduates who hold a separate state license practice under that license.
Can they order labs for our practice?
It depends on your state and on each lab's own credential policy — those are two separate gates. Many of our graduates order through Vibrant Wellness, Fullscript's authorization network, or Evexia. If your practice already has a licensed provider ordering labs, the graduate typically works alongside that provider. We'll go through this on the call.
Do they become your employee or ours?
Yours. We source, screen, and coordinate interviews. You make the offer, set the compensation, and own the employment or contractor relationship directly.
How many candidates will we see?
It depends on the role, the location, and how specific your requirements are. Remote roles typically draw a wider pool than on-site roles in smaller markets. We'd rather send you three strong fits than twelve résumés.
Can we hire more than one?
Yes. The fee applies per hire. If you're building a team, tell us on the intake call and we'll run it as a single search.
Do you charge the candidates anything?
No. Graduates are never charged to be included, introduced, or placed. The fee is paid by the hiring practice only.
What if we've already met one of your graduates?
If you were already in contact with a candidate before we introduced them, tell us on the intake call and we'll exclude them from the search.
Start the search
Tell us about the role.
Get on a call with our team. We'll map the position, tell you honestly whether our pool fits it, and start sourcing the same week if it does.
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