Behavioral Health Dietitian – Nutrition & Recovery

Comprehensive Treatment Centers; Williamson (WV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Royal Hospital, a private 126-bed psychiatric facility, is seeking a full-time Registered Dietitian to lead nutritional care for adults and seniors. You will assess needs, develop dietary-care plans, approve menus, and counsel patients and families on healthy eating and disease management.

Collaborating with physicians and the treatment team, you’ll monitor food service quality and safety while supporting education and prevention initiatives. Florida background screening applies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Eating disorders experience

Substance use experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics, Nutrition or similar field

Job description

Park Royal Hospital, a private 126-bed psychiatric facility, is seeking a full-time Registered Dietitian to lead nutritional care for adults and seniors. You will assess needs, develop dietary-care plans, approve menus, and counsel patients and families on healthy eating and disease management.

Collaborating with physicians and the treatment team, you’ll monitor food service quality and safety while supporting education and prevention initiatives. Florida background screening applies.