Dietitian - Melrose Center

HealthPartners; Saint Louis Park (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Onsite clinic

Job summary

Park Nicollet in Minnesota is hiring a Registered Dietitian to join the Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program at Melrose. The RD provides Medical Nutrition Therapy through screening, assessment and education, with follow-up of recommendations.

You will perform nutrition assessments with adolescents and families, develop and implement nutrition plans to support the treatment team, and coach teens through meals and snacks. This role requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Nutrition and Dietetics and ADA RD registration.
• Registered Dietitian with valid license and driver’s license.
• Experience with adolescent nutrition in hospital settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform nutrition assessments and follow-up sessions with adolescents and families.
• Create and implement nutrition plans to support the treatment goals.
• Support and coach adolescents through meals and snacks during the day.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Teaching/education

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics

Job description

Position Summary

Park Nicollet is looking to hire a Dietitian to join our Melrose Center team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.

The Dietitian provides Medical Nutrition Therapy through screening, assessment and education with monitoring and follow-up of recommendations. Patients may be seen in an individual or group setting. Serves as a professional nutrition resource for PNHS serving its patients, employees, community and providers.

This position is specifically the Registered Dietitian for the Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program at Melrose. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Performing nutrition assessments and follow up sessions with adolescent patients as well as family sessions utilizing FBT principles.
2. Creating and implementing nutritional recommendation to support the overall treatment plan for the pt.
3. Supporting and coaching adolescent patients through meals and snacks during the day.
4. Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Additional Tasks and Responsibilities

• Liaison between the nutrition department, food services, patients and staff.
• Delivers patient education and care to best meet the identified needs of the patient including materials, resources, grocery store tours, cooking experiences, food exposures and use of interpreters.
• Uses therapeutic counseling skills such as DBT to be effective in addressing crisis management.
• Responsibility of a specialty RD to implement research-based protocols and procedures as identified by the treatment team as best practice including FBT, ARFID, CBT-E.
• Facilitates educational programs, groups, and meal experiences.

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday 7:30AM – 3:30PM

Required Qualifications

Education/Experience

• BA or BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from an accredited college or university. Completed an accredited internship, traineeship, CUP program or other acceptable route to ADA registration status. Registered with the American Dietetic Association (RD).

Special Knowledge/Skills/Certifications/Licenses

• Strong critical thinking, assessment, and problem-solving skills
• Understands and applies teaching/learning principles
• Works independently, as well as collaboratively, displaying effective communication skills
• Supportive of team members
• Works in concert with team members and interdisciplinary staff
• Strong prioritization, multi-tasking skills and ability to handle large workload.
• Licensed Dietitian
• Must have a valid driver’s license and meet the insurability requirements relating to Park Nicollet’s motor vehicle violation criteria.
• This position requires direct patient contact and demonstrated knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and assure safety of patients.
• This position requires familiarity and compliance with matters of law, regulations and internal policies affecting the employment relationship, (including but not limited to FMLA, ADA, discrimination and harassment laws).
• This position requires credentialing, following the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) guidelines.
• This position provides psychotherapy to patients and requires Park Nicollet to comply with the Minnesota Statute 148A.

Benefits

Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more!