Registered Dietitian

Riverside Hospital•Hampton, VA

About The Position

Nourish the Body and the Mind as a Registered Dietitian at Riverside Mental Health and Recovery Center Riverside Health is seeking an experienced and compassionate Registered Dietitian to join our team at Riverside Mental Health and Recovery Center , a community-based behavioral health facility serving adolescents and adults. As part of a fully integrated, non-profit health system , this role offers a meaningful opportunity to apply clinical expertise in a collaborative, recovery-focused environment dedicated to whole-person care. This position is ideal for a dietitian who brings a strong foundation in nutrition therapy and is committed to serving the community through education, advocacy, and wellness-centered practice . The Registered Dietitian will play an essential role on an interdisciplinary care team, providing nutrition assessment, counseling, and education for individuals with complex behavioral health needs while supporting long-term recovery and quality of life. We are looking for a professional who values autonomy, collaboration, and evidence-based practice—and who is energized by using their experience to empower patients, support clinical teams, and advance a culture of nutrition-informed mental health care.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree, Dietetics (Required)
Registered Dietician (RD) - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) (Required)
Food Handlers Card (FH) - VA State - ANSI-approved Food Handlers certificate program (only required for RDs in inpatient settings) within 30 Days(Required)

Nice To Haves

1 year Healthcare Nutrition/Dietetics (Preferred)
Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) (Preferred)
Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian (CNSD) (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Assess, diagnose, implement, and evaluate treatments and provide appropriate, individualized plan of care based on nutrition assessment and needs of the patient while following departmental policy and guidelines.
Set patient focused, measurable goals and follow up appropriately.
Consistently demonstrate evidence-based competency in the physical, psychosocial, and cultural assessment of the patient and adapt care to meet the individual patient’s emotional, education, and age-specific needs.
Actively keep knowledge updated and incorporate best practice and make changes in suggested care plans per industry guidelines, etc.
Demonstrate knowledge and competency that reflects current Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) practices.
Stay abreast of and follow guidelines related to accreditation, patient safety, etc. when caring for patients.
Support the MD and clinical staff in the provision of patient care to include collaboration with physicians to provide for the specialized needs of the patient.
Recognize and respond to variances in patient care/condition, to include notification of the Physician and team of factors that will affect their care.
Ensure that information shared with physician is in a timely and accurate manner for coordination of care.
Maintain up to date patient documentation without frequent supervision.
Submit documentation of patient care information and perform timely billing so the department can be paid for the services provided in appropriate time frame.
Deliver excellent service to patients/families and other customers by providing assistance with their overall needs. This includes linking patients with appropriate resources in the community, providing service to other customers that may be assigned to another co-worker, etc.
Stay abreast of current community and RHS resources that patients may be referred to for assistance with their needs.
Build trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs.
Attend IPOC care meetings as appropriate.
Actively participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Initiates and/or participates in Quality Assurance/Process Improvement processes focused on improved processes, patient safety or satisfaction.