Registered Dietitian

The Registered Dietitian is responsible for developing meal plans, conducting nutritional assessments, and conducting dietary groups and seasions for a caseload of program clients. The Registered Dietitian collaborates with the Magic City Wellness Center Director and the NewCircle at Hanover Director of Operations to assure internal quality of care, state licensing, and compliance with Joint Commission Standards and Accreditation Process.

Duties include:

• provide consiltation with appropriate staff in screening client applications for the treatment program(s) based on nutritional status and making appropriate recommendations accordingly.
• conduct initial nutritional assessments with each new cloent including diet history, dietary preferences, weights, nutritional risk, and eating disorder behaviors.

Set weekly schedules for the clients as it relates to nutritional needs and provide input into the individual treatment plans.

• Write orders for meal plans, supplementation, protocols and special dietary needs.
• Consult with the physicians on an as-needed basis to ensure that the nutritional needs of individual clients are being met.
• Educate and counsel clients to increase awareness of the importance of nutritionally balanced diets in achieving good health and recovery.
• Formulate an individualized meal plan, nutritional care plan and set weight goals with each client.
• Adjust nutrition care plans as needed.
• Supervise meals/snacks and portioning as deemed necessary.
• Provide on-going nutritional consultations to clients and their families based on individual dietary needs.
• Evaluate and monitor clients’ compliance with their meal planning and provide grocery store education.
• Maintain contact with clients’ outpatient dietitian to provide updates on progress and recommendations for discharge.
• Conduct nutrition groups, cooking groups, and physical activity groups, and conduct individual weekly or twice weekly sessions with the clients.
• Provide proper documentation and charting ensuring that all documentation is completed in a timely manner.
• Approve menus and snacks for the clients and ensure that the quality and quantity of food is adequate. Work closely with the dietary care specialist team in meal planning for clients including food preferences and allergens.
• Set up aftercare as it pertains to nutrition.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications.
• Participate in weekly treatment team meetings to ensure consistent and effective communication including proper oversight of client progress and ensure a team approach is being utilized.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards clients always. When client needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognizing that patient safety is a top priority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree with appropriate emphasis and completed accredited dietetic internship.
• Eating Disorder experience, required.
• Minimum one year experience in dietary counseling.
• Maintains up-to-date, applicable State of Alabama and/or National licenses or certifications.
• Candidates who have completed their dietetic internship and are eligible to take the registration exam may be considered.
• Thorough knowledge of nutrition and dietary interventions in the mental health field, preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience with The Joint Commission Standards and Accreditation Process, preferred.
• Knowledge and/or experience working with the LGBTQ community, preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to move throughout the clinic property during shifts.
• Must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Disclosure

• This is a generic summary, not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While it is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (ie. emergencies, rush jobs, change in workload or technological developments.)
• Alabama is an “at will” employment state. An employee may be terminated for good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all, so long the termination is not otherwise prohibited by Federal, State, or Local Law.
• BAO will administer all personnel actions without regard to culture, race, creed, age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status
• BAO is an equal opportunity employer