Senior Clinical Dietitian

The Lindner Center of Hope is a nonprofit, comprehensive mental health center and global leader offering state-of-the-science diagnosis and treatment of the most pervasive mental illnesses of our time.

• One of the first centers designed as a fully integrated system of care to address deficiencies in mental health care as identified by the Institute of Medicine.
• Innovative residential assessment, inpatient and outpatient programs in partnership with UC Health serving more than 54,660 patients from around the world.
• A leader in research and collaborations that are advancing the field and positioning Cincinnati as a national leader in mental health care.

We embrace the many talents, skills, and experiences our employees bring to Lindner Center of Hope. Everyone is encouraged to use their unique gifts to express ideas, make meaningful contributions to our programs and genuine connections with patients and family, as well as strengthen donor, referrer and community relations.

At Lindner Center of Hope, you’ll have the opportunity for a consistently rewarding career, working for an organization that shares your desire and ability to make a demonstrable difference in the lives of people living with mental illness.

The Senior Clinical Dietitian is responsible for the direct oversite of all Registered Dietitians. In addition to the lead responsibilities, the position also works as a Dietitian, so is responsible for the design, coordination, and implementation of optimal nutritional care and education of patients in accordance with established standards of care.

• Participates in the interviewing, training, competency assessment and performance evaluations of the dieticians.
• Coordinates and develops all clinical activities for the Food and Nutrition department, including policy development, performance improvement, development and monitoring Standards of Care Compliance, and Quality Assurance.
• Assist in the development of the patient menus as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Provides nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient’s medical goals.
• Evaluates, interprets, monitors and documents the nutritional status and nutritional needs of inpatients, residential residents, partial hospitalization patients and outpatients using established standards of care and practice guidelines. Identifies and provides age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural and spiritual needs of the patients and their families.
• Inspects meals served for conformance to prescribed diets and for standards of palatability and appearance.
• Directs the calculation and documentation of calorie counts/enteral intake.
• Communicates nutrition needs and care issues to other health care providers via documentation in patient’s electronic medical record and via participation in interdisciplinary patient care rounds.
• Develops, reviews, updates and implements educational materials and nutrition classes to meet the needs of patients and professionals.
• Functions as an integral member of the clinical interdisciplinary team.
• Provides on call weekend coverage on a rotating basis.
• Maintains registered dietitian (RD) and licensed dietitian (LD) status including continuing professional education.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, or Nutritional Sciences
• Licensed as a Registered Dietitian by the State of Ohio;
• Certified as a Registered Dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration;
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in general clinical dietetics practice
• Prior experience working with Eating Disorder Patients is preferred.
• In depth knowledge of normal and therapeutic nutrition is required.
• Ability to assess nutritional status and develop comprehensive care plans for all levels of nutritional risk patients is required;
• Ability to enthusiastically follow and model the Lindner Center of HOPE (LCOH) mission, vision and values;
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-specific and developmentally appropriate care for the spectrum of populations admitted to LCOH.

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