Dietician

Acadia Healthcare • Madison, WI

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About The Position

Serve as an expert in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease. Assess nutritional needs and provide dietary care planning and nutritional counseling. Work with patients, families, physicians, and other health care personnel to support appropriate nutrition and diet practices, and help ensure facility menus and food service operations meet applicable standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Dietetics, Nutrition, or a similar field acceptable for licensure.
• Current registered dietitian status, registration as required by the state, or eligibility 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with eating disorders and substance use is strongly preferred in facilities serving those patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Assess nutritional needs, dietary 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 in accordance with facility policy and regulation.
• Review and approve menus developed by the facility.
• Counsel individuals and groups on basic nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve quality of life.
• Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine patients’ nutritional needs and dietary restrictions.
• Participate in treatment teams as appropriate.
• Review and approve the 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 as needed to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation, and quality standards.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with an industry-leading annual performance-based bonus opportunity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off for vacation, sick days, and holidays.
• Professional development and leadership training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time