Dietician- PRN

Overview

​ PURPOSE STATEMENT: ​Serve as expert in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease.

Responsibilities

​ ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• ​Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
• ​Approve patient menus and nutritional supplements.
• ​Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications and food selection and preparation.
• ​Provide nutritional assessments per facility policy and regulation.
• ​Review and approve menus developed by the facility.
• ​Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
• ​Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient.
• ​Participate in treatment team as appropriate.
• ​Review and approve facility diet manual annually in conjunction with medical staff.
• ​Promote better health by speaking to groups about diet, nutrition and the relationship between good eating habits and preventing or managing specific diseases.
• ​Monitor food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards as needed. ​ OTHER FUNCTIONS:
• ​Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• ​Bachelor's degree from an accredited University in Dietetics, Nutrition or similar field acceptable for licensure.
• ​Experience with Eating Disorders and Substance use strongly preferred in facilities working with those patient populations. ​ ​ LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
• ​Current registered dietician or registration as required by state or eligible for endorsement by the state in which the facility provides services.
• ​ServSafe certification or similar food safety certification where required by the state or facility. EASTN #LI-ETBH We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.