Registered Dietician

Acadia Healthcare; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Harboroaks in Danville, Pennsylvania is looking for a Dietician to join their new facility. The role involves assessing nutritional needs, advising patients on dietary plans, and monitoring food service operations to ensure quality standards.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Nutrition, along with experience with Eating Disorders. A current registered dietician license and ServSafe certification are required.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess nutritional needs and develop dietary-care plans.
• Approve patient menus and nutritional supplements.
• Advise patients and families on dietary plans.
• Monitor food service operations for quality standards.

Skills

Nutritional counseling

Menu approval

Dietary care plan development

Healthy eating habits education

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Nutrition

Tools

ServSafe certification

Job description

Overview

Geisinger Behavioral Health Danville is looking for a Dietician to join our growing team! Join our brand new facility in the growth today!PURPOSE STATEMENT:

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

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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