Registered Dietitian

Big Spring State Hospital Registered Dietician Need – 1

Duties of the Dietician:

• Provide nutrition services for Big Spring State Hospital patients.
• Complete nutritional assessments, provide consultations, education, and other nutritional services as assigned.
• Analyze patients’ health status, goals, dietary restrictions and track dietary intake and progress.
• Consult with patients, families, and treatment team regarding nutrition needs.
• Complete electronic medical record documentation.
• Provide nutrition information to Food Service Director/Managers.
• Comply with facility Standard Operating Procedures to meet standards for accrediting agencies; specifically, Joint Commission guidelines, CMS Standards, BSH Policy and Directives and HHSC Standards, Rules and Directives.

Job Requirements for all candidates:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with BS in Dietetics and or Nutrition
• Must be Registered Dietician (RD) with the National Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
• Must be a Licensed Dietician (LD) with the State Of Texas
• Must possess excellent verbal and written skills necessary to communicate with Physicians, staff, patients, and patients’ family
• Must comply with HHSC immunization requirements
• Must submit to HHSC required drug test
• Must submit to HHSC required fingerprinting
• Must complete facility and HHSC required training

Requested

Schedule:

• Dietician will typically work 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Mon-Fri), but shift pattern is subject to change as determined by the Clinical Nutrition Director to meet needs of the hospital.
• Option to telework available.
• No holiday, after-hour, or weekend shifts