REGISTERED DIETITIAN

Description

Job Title:                    Registered Dietitian

Department:               KC Clinical Support

Supervisor:                Program Director

FLSA:                         Hourly, Non-Exempt

Summary of Major Functions: 

Oversee and implement all aspects of nutritional programing for EDCare. Serving as adolescent RD, also providing RD coverage for adult PHP and IOP as needed, and provide culinary coverage and assistance to the Chef as needed with preparation and portioning of meals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Complete thorough nutritional assessment within 48 hours.
2. Create an individualized nutrition treatment plan with appropriate goals and objectives.
3. Develop meal plans demonstrating diversity and meeting the nutritional needs of the patients.
4. Demonstrates knowledge of food service regulations and environmental risks while enforcing regulatory requirements.
5. Demonstrates knowledge of and practice of clinical interviewing/counseling skills.
6. Demonstrates ability to build therapeutic rapport.
7. Facilitates educational and nutritional process groups with expertise, demonstrating ability to engage, set limits and monitor the group process.
8. Timely completion and accuracy of assigned paperwork: assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, group notes, etc.
9. Provide continuity of care; communicating with outpatient RD’s within 48 hours of patient’s initial assessment, throughout stay as decided between ED Care/Outpatient team, and prior to discharge.
10. Stays current in expectations and practices guidelines set out by EDCare as they are updated.
11. Provides supervision to dietary interns and support resources to ensure outstanding quality of dietary services and food service environment.
12. Providing nutritional outpatient counseling services, balancing time spent in OP with other Job responsibilities, if requested.
13. When treating Outpatients, makes referrals to other providers/resources as indicated, including psychiatrist, individual therapist, Primary Care Provider, family therapist, group etc.
14. Coordinate construction of meals with Chef, using outside services and in-house resources.
15. Provide culinary coverage as scheduled: planning, preparing, portioning, and serving of meals. Verifying allergens and specific dietary needs.
16. Facilitate meal therapy with patients and families including processing and documentation.
17. Actively participate in multidisciplinary team, providing input on patient care and attending staffing meetings.  
18. Work with Program Director and Director of Nutrition Services to assess the effectiveness of existing program and provide input.
19. Assist with other programs and tasks as directed, including providing cross coverage on adult unit and in kitchen as needed.
20. Other job duties as may be reasonably assigned.

Other Responsibilities:

1. Maintain schedule (time off, etc.) that provides appropriate staffing coverage.
2. Demonstrate effective communication by checking and responding to email and calls within a timely manner.
3. Comply with all regulatory and accreditation requirements for the clinical services and food production services. This includes but is not necessarily limited to HIPAA, The Joint Commission and federal, state and/or local health departments.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition.
2. Registered Dietitian required.
3. Licensed as a Dietitian in the state of Kansas within 90 days required.
4. Experience working with adolescents preferred.
5. Experience working individually and in groups, preferably with eating disordered clients preferred.
6. Clinical conceptualization of the treatment of eating disorders and dual diagnosis preferred.
7. Good oral and written communication skills preferred.

Computer Skills:

1. Must be able to effectively maneuver within an office scheduling system.
2. Minimum of beginner skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  Intermediate skills with Microsoft Outlook.
3. Must be able to efficiently learn and effectively work within an electronic medical records system.

Physical Demands and Environment:

Sitting frequently, standing occasionally, walking occasionally, talking frequently, hearing frequently, seeing constantly, reaching with arms and hands occasionally, crouching occasionally and using fingers intricately.  This position requires lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds occasionally and lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds (rarely) and pushing (in a cart with wheels) up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Environmental conditions of this job include but are NOT limited to:

99% inside, 99% normal temperature and 99% normal noise as expected in a medical office and kitchen environment.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

Salary : $29 - $32