Dietitian / Medical Nutrition Therapy

This RD position is specifically for the Children’s Pavilion, which is focused on a pediatric mental health patient population. This RD will work with disordered eating, ARFID, food refusal, picky eating, etc. The RD also provides coverage at the Main Hospital.

Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.

~ The typical schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. Rotating weekends every 10th weekend where the RD is onsite Saturday for a full day and on call Sunday.

~ The Registered Dietitian is responsible for providing clinical nutrition services including nutritional assessment, modified diet formulation, self-management training and nutrition intervention support and consultation to patients and families. This position assesses the nutritional needs of patients and develops, implements, evaluates, and documents care plans along with consistently contributing to a multidisciplinary, collaborative effort to ensure patient outcomes. Ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance, and good public relations through safe and efficient use of resources. Assesses the nutritional status of patients through accurate and timely documentation in medical records using parameters such as anthropomorphic measurements, nutrition-focused physical assessment, and interpretation of laboratory values.

Provides necessary consultation and teaching to participants, families, and the health team on nutrition.

Utilizes physician-referring practitioner-driven protocols or other facility-specific processes to implement, initiate or modify orders for diet or nutrition-related actions and to manage nutrition support therapies.

Facilitates and participates in providing educational programs which include but not limited to lifestyle classes, and community, professional and lay audience learning events.

Assists with menu planning based on diets relevant to their specialty areas in collaboration with the food service management team.

Visits patients in assigned nursing unit(s).

Identifies opportunities for and contributes to the improvement of quality, safety, and patient satisfaction.

Ensures compliance with Department of Health, state, and federal nutrition regulations and standards while upholding organizational standards.

Registered Dietitian status granted by the American Dietetic Association Commission on Dietetic Registration required. Bachelor's degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or closely related field from an American Dietetic Association accredited program at an accredited college or university required.

Graduate degree is required for those who are not already registered dieticians and did not establish eligibility for the registration examination for dietitians before 12 / 31 / 2023.

Must provide record of a completed degree or academic transcript from an accredited program, college, or university at time of hire.

Continuous re-certification and / or maintenance of licensures, certifications / designations, training, educational and application requirements is required during employment.

Two or more years of progressively more responsible experience with group and individual nutrition counseling among children and adolescents preferred.

Demonstrates knowledge of nutrition principles.

Ability to translate the science of nutrition into everyday information about food

Working knowledge in planning, organizing, developing, implementing, and interpreting the programs, goals, objectives, policies, procedures of the department and organization.

Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with patients, families, health team members and others.

Motivated, compassionate, and dedicated to improving health outcomes.

Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

Excellent time management skills, able to shift priorities, problem solve and able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast paced, fluid environment.

Proficiency and technical aptitude with Microsoft Office suite products, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word.

Ability to travel and accommodate scheduled evening and weekend hours to provide services within the health system and community to meet the population identified needs. xkynpiz

~ Increased Security Clearance Required for Job Roles at Children's Pavilion or in any licensed DBHDS program we offer :

FBI fingerprinting, criminal background check, and Child Protective Services Registry Search

Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature and the like.

~ Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.