Ivh-C Dietitian

IVH-C DIETITIAN

We continually strive for a workforce that reflects the growing diversity within the State of Illinois. A variety of employee backgrounds, perspectives, ideas and experiences are crucial to our ability to most effectively serve the public. Bilingual skills welcome.

Position Overview

This role serves the dietary needs for a comprehensive food service program. The position interprets nutritional guidelines and plans and prepares diets/menus while supporting quality nutrition services and compliance with applicable standards.

Essential Functions

• Under general supervision, interprets nutritional guidelines, standard and special dietary requirements, and plans and prepares modified diets and menus as a clinical dietitian with authority to direct non-professional staff in provision of nutritional care.
• Reviews diet prescriptions, plans modified diets, menus and selects menus.
• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team in the program planning process for residents.
• Provides guidance to staff in processing diet prescriptions, enteral feeding tables and nutritional assessments.
• Evaluates food service program on a periodic basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with courses in dietetics.
• Requires licensure as a dietitian nutritionist by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as set forth in the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act [225 ILCS 30].

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience maintaining food service records and prepare related reports.
• Prefers working knowledge teaching basic food and nutrition principles.
• Prefers working knowledge of health and sanitary requirements applicable to large-scale food service.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience planning modified diets and menus.
• Prefers working knowledge of large-scale food service procedures and practices.
• Prefers working knowledge of dietetics and food services management, including nutritional values, costs and accounting.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to pass a background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen and pre-employment physical.
• Requires ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
• Requires ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Requires appropriate, valid driver's license.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is a state agency designed to empower veterans and their families to thrive. We do this by assisting them in navigating the system of federal, state, and local resources and benefits, providing long-term health care for eligible veterans in our Veterans' Homes and partnering with other agencies and non-profits to help veterans address education, mental health, housing, employment, and other challenges.

Benefits Package

• Flexible work schedules in many program areas (where applicable)
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance.
• 12 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave.
• Pension Plan Deferred Compensation, and other pre-tax benefit programs.
• Employees earn twelve (12) paid sick days annually.
• Ten to twenty-five (10-25) paid vacation days based on years of service.
• Employees earn three (3) paid personal days pro-rated based on start date.
• Thirteen-Fourteen (13-14) paid state holidays annually.