J.D. McCarty Center is looking for a Dietitian to join our team in Norman, OK. The primary responsibilities will include assessment, intervention, and education of caregivers on evidence-based nutrition in an outpatient setting with some inpatient responsibilities.
Salary ranging from: $55,000 to $65,000 and will be based on experience.
Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide nutrition monitoring, assessment, calculations, recommendations, and education for outpatient families.
• Develop, maintain, and document inpatient nutrition care plans in the medical record, including nutrition assessment, monitoring parameters, goals, recommendations, and nutrition discharge.
• Serve as dietitian and nutrition resource for Camp Claphans.
• Work with Director of Nutrition Services to create patient menus and specialized menus.
• Assist with inpatient foodservice management, as needed.
• Interact and confer with a variety of professionals including physicians, therapists, nurses, and social workers.
• Understand and work within economic/social/cultural constraints families may face with regards to special diets, supplementation, etc.
• Work with dietetic interns, as needed.
• Maintain necessary continuing education units for registration and licensure.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Requirements include knowledge of current dietetics and institutional diet management; nutrition and its relationship to health; nutritional values; costs and accounting; available community resources; health requirements and personal hygiene; administrative principles and practices; modern methods, materials and equipment used in food preparation and service; economic and social trends in nutrition; program planning and nutrition education techniques.
Ability is required to plan menus for general and special therapeutic diets; calculate tube feedings; keep necessary records; establish effective working relationships with others; present and prepare educational materials; develop curricula for nutrition education programs and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; evaluate and judge the quality of food materials and develop menus; plus ability to plan and deliver effective education programs and to evaluate results of programs.
Education and Work Experience:
Required:

• Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Eligible with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (if Registered Dietitian Eligible must sit for and pass exam within 6 months of hire).
• Licensure with the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or ability to obtain license within 6 months of hire.

Preferred:

• 1 year experience working as a pediatric dietitian in a clinical setting.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary setting collaborating with other therapists and professionals.
• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.

About J.D. McCarty Center:
J.D. McCarty Center is a pediatric rehabilitation hospital for children with disabilities birth to 21 years of age. We are a unique 36 bed hospital. Patient are admitted for a 30-day evaluation during which they are assigned a treatment team consisting of nursing unit, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutritional services, social services, psychological services, behavioral analysis, and recreational therapy. Our 80-acres campus includes a on-site elementary, intermediate, and high school which is staffed by Norman Public School teachers. Patients may continue treatment needs beyond the 30-days as an in-patient in habilitation status based upon progress or placement needs.
Benefits:

• Health Insurance Benefit allowance including Dental, Life, and Disability insurance
• Optional insurance of Vision, Supplemental Life, Dependent Health, and Dependent Life
• Insurance options available to customize your health and dental needs
• Flexible Spending plans available
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
• 3 weeks of Annual Leave and 3 weeks of Sick Leave per year
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Longevity Bonus beginning on your 2nd year of employment
• Employee Assistance Program a confidential resource regarding personal and family concerns
• Tobacco and vape free facility.
• COVID Safety protocols in place.

Other benefit opportunities are available such as state employee discounts, continuing education, supplemental insurance plans, credit unions.