What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietician Full Time position at Belmont Behavioral Health System?
Overview
Belmont Behavioral Health System currently has an open position for a Registered Dietitian. The Registered Dietitian will serve as an expert in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease.
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.
Qualifications
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / SKILL REQUIREMENTS :
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