Dietitian - part time

Messiah College • Mechanicsburg, PA

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About The Position

The Dietician meets with students that have eating or nutritional problems to help them develop better diets, providing ongoing nutritional counseling as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or a related field and Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist certification (RDN).
• Minimum of one year of experience working with eating and nutritional problems including a particular focus on eating disorders.
• Competence in the assessment of the nutritional adequacy of diets
• Strong skills in nutritional counseling and developmental psychology
• Understands the nature of eating disorders and how to work with such patients
• Ability to collaborate with other professionals
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional counseling to students, focusing on adequacy of diets and eating disorders.
• Interact and consult with Counseling and Health Services professional staff, the Department of Athletics, the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Dining Services regarding the treatment of students.
• Act as a resource/liaison for students with allergies/special diet needs and dining services. Create special diets for students with allergies.
• Support dining operations with menu ideas and allergy updates.
• Participate in health education programming.
• Provide consistent and reliable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees