Acadia Healthcare Inc. Saint Louis , MO 63150
Posted 1 week ago
Overview
McCallum Place Eating Disorder Center has an opportunity to hire a Substance Abuse Counselor to join their Amazing Team!
Registered Dietitian License Required
Salary: $25.00 - $36.00 / Hour
The Registered Dietitian will serve as expert in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease.
About Us:
We are unique in that we offer on-site medical and psychiatric management and care combined with intensive individualized psychotherapy, making our center of excellence a great alternative to traditional hospital settings. We integrate personalized nutritional support and best practices treatment in a real-life, comfortable setting. Our state-of-the-art eating disorder treatment programs and setting are designed to create an environment of structure and support for restorative treatment.
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:
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 Abuse 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.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual's characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
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