Clinical Nutritionist - Per Diem

The Clinical Nutritionist will provide basic nutrition education to clients and their families and will serve as an advocate to clients to ensure resources are available to meet daily nutritional needs while engaged in our treatment programs. Services occur within the context of a multidisciplinary treatment team approach.

This position would be working for our Bedded Programs., we would need anywhere from 1 hour to 8 hours per week. There would be flexibility with the days.

Essential Job Functions

• The Clinical Nutritionist will serve as an advocate to clients to ensure adequate resources are available to meet their daily nutritional needs.
• Responsible to complete assigned clients' nutritional assessments of the complete diet; including foods, beverages, supplements, and medications that influence medical status.
• Responsible to create Nutrition Care Plans that serves as the guide for treatment. This care plan emphasizes a collaborative approach between the client, treatment team and the client's support system to restore wellness to the body and mind.
• Provide individual and group counseling/education on food-based dietary recommendations, nutritional supplementation to correct deficiencies, as well as education and resources for clients.
• Supervision of food service operations in 24/7 programs to include but not limited to scheduling staff, developing menus, oversight of food ordered, etc.
• Provide in-service trainings and education for staff as needed.
• Works as a collaborative part of the treatment team in outpatient, outreach and 24/7 programs.
• Performs initial and ongoing assessments of clients' needs, motivations, and backgrounds; prepares substance abuse bio-psychosocial/assessment summaries in order to determine appropriate level of care
• Meets productivity requirements by utilizing various techniques to engage clients and minimize failed appointments and maintaining an acceptable case load which engages and motivates clients throughout treatment.
• Effectively utilizes agency’s medical records software program(s) to complete required medical record documentation in a timely and comprehensive manner and in compliance with NYS OASAS and federal regulations including Public Health Law, 42CFR and patient confidentiality policies.

Secondary Functions

· Collaborate with other care providers and referral sources to increase understanding of client issues and assets.

· Participates as a contributing member of an interdisciplinary team in coordination and delivery of client care.

· Participates in professional supervision and education that supports continuous improvement of client care including weekly case management staff meetings.

· Consistently reviews policies and procedures and stays abreast of current laws, regulations and policies.

· Performs other related work as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

· Advanced knowledge of nutrition and it’s correlation with substance use disorder.

· Basic knowledge of substance abuse problems and their effects on the individual and family members including human behavior, attitudes, and motivations and their applicability in the treatment/rehabilitation of the substance abuser and/or offender.

· Intermediary knowledge of substance abuse counseling and treatment principles, practices, and techniques and competent knowledge of individual and group behavior including interviewing techniques.

· Familiar with the resources available to individuals with substance abuse problems.

· Ability to recognize symptoms of substance abuse and elicit information concerning underlying reasons for addiction.

· Ability to effectively manage a caseload of substance abuse offenders, conduct substance abuse assessments, write bio-psychosocial assessment summaries, and develop client progress reports and evaluations.

· Ability to accurately prepare and maintain documentation of services, treatment records, and reports utilizing computer databases and software programs including proficiency with spreadsheets.

· Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, volunteers, and the general public.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job duties. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be able to:

· Use a computer including keyboard and mouse operations; visual and/or auditory capacity.

· The employee may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

The Clinical Nutritionist must be able to prioritize situations and manage time, and may find that they are needed at irregular hours causing fatigue and stress. The Clinical Nutritionist may experience stress and stress related symptoms due to interacting with clients in crisis. S/he may be exposed to illness and unsanitary conditions so must take care to protect their own health. They may also have to manage physically threatening clients and be prepared to be responsible for their own safety, and the safety of others.

Work Environment

The employee is expected to adhere to strict policies/regulations relative to being in a tobacco and alcohol free workplace. Work is performed in a normal office environment.

Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with a major in nutrition science and 2 years of experience in a health or human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting.

Must successfully complete additional training requirements based on NYS OASAS standards, which include:

- Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) – 3 hours

- Introductory training to addiction

n CASAC Canon of Ethics – 6 hours

n Confidentiality related to 42CFR – 3 hours

This job description is intended to provide a description of essential job functions that are used in order to assess employee performance. It is not an all-inclusive statement of job responsibilities.

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Pay: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour

Expected hours: 1 – 8 per week

Medical Specialty:

• Dietetics

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25 - $28