Registered Dietitian 2

The Position

Registered Dietitians provide nutritional care and medical nutrition therapy for individuals and groups in institutional, clinic, research, community and residential settings and provide nutrition education to clients/patients and families in accordance with accepted professional practices and standards.

Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training. The Division of Child and Family Services is recruiting for a Registered Dietitian 2 at Desert Willow Treatment Center (DWTC) in Las Vegas. DWTC is an inpatient psychiatric hospital serving children and adolescents in Las Vegas, Nevada ages 6 to 17 years. Duties include assessing the nutritional status of patients to identify patients who may require special dietary services, providing nutritional counseling and education and monitoring all patient's height, weight, BMI and lab results.

The dietitian performs weekly nutritional groups on each patient unit. The dietitian ensures compliance with the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and Afterschool Snack Programs, including completing monthly reports and claims. The incumbent will establish written priorities, policies and procedures for the provision of nutritional services and ensure conformance to local, State and federal licensure and funding guidelines. The dietitian is the liaison between DWTC and the vendor food service management company and assists the vendors dietitian in meeting NSLP guidelines. The dietitian will monitor and oversee food service contractors to ensure proper food preparation, proper food handling, sanitation, safety practices and accountability of food service contractors. The incumbent will participate in menu planning or approve the institutional menus to ensure nutritional adequacy and client/patient satisfaction. A food tray is evaluated weekly for compliance with the guidelines. The dietitian conducts patient food satisfaction surveys and follows up on complaints regarding food services. The dietitian participates as a member of the quality improvement teams and performs other duties as required. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

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