PER DIEM - Registered Dietician

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Purpose Statement:
Serve as expert in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease.

• 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.

• 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 Abuse 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.
  • Serv Safe certification or similar food safety certification where required by the state or facility.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Mental Health Care

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