Dietician - PRN

Acadia Healthcare; Saddlebrooke (AZ); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sierra Tucson is seeking a licensed dietitian to provide expert nutrition care within our multidisciplinary addiction and mental health treatment setting. You will assess nutritional needs, develop dietary-care plans, counsel patients and families, and collaborate with medical teams to support recovery goals.

Responsibilities include approving menus, monitoring dietary services for safety and quality, promoting healthy eating habits, and educating groups.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Nutrition (licensure eligible).
• Experience with Eating Disorders and Substance use strongly preferred.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a registered dietitian.
• ServSafe or equivalent food safety certification where required.

Responsabilidades

• Assess nutritional needs, develop dietary-care plans and provide counseling.
• Approve patient menus and nutritional supplements.
• Advise patients and families on nutritional principles and dietary plans.
• Provide nutritional assessments per facility policy and regulation.
• Review and approve facility menus.
• Counsel individuals and groups on nutrition and healthy eating.
• Consult with physicians to determine dietary needs and restrictions.
• Participate in treatment team and review diet manual annually.
• Promote healthy eating through education and group talks.
• Monitor food service operations for safety and quality.

Conocimientos

Eating disorders experience

Substance use experience

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Nutrition (licensure eligible)

Descripción del empleo

Overview

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

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

About Sierra Tucson: For 40 years, Sierra Tucson has been a place of peace, hope, and healing. On our serene, 160-acre campus, experienced professionals provide integrative, evidence-based care to help adults of all genders achieve lasting recovery from addiction and mental illness. The Sierra Tucson campus is set on 160 serene acres north of Tucson, Arizona. With stunning views of the majestic Santa Catalina Mountains and the beautiful high desert, our campus is a place of peace, beauty, and hope — the ideal environment in which to transcend the challenges of the past and pursue a healthy, productive, and promising future.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 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.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

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 use 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.
• ServSafe certification or similar food safety certification where required by the state or facility.

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