Registered Dietitian (PRN/Contingent)
About The Position
Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking a compassionate, knowledgeable Registered Dietitian to serve as the nutrition expert for patients receiving behavioral health services. The role uses evidence-based nutrition practices to promote wellness, support recovery, and assist with the management of medical and psychiatric conditions. The position is PRN/Contingent (per diem) at the hospital in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The dietitian works with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare personnel to assess nutritional needs and provide dietary care, counseling, and education. The role also includes reviewing menus and the facility diet manual, participating in treatment teams as appropriate, and monitoring food service operations for nutritional, safety, sanitation, and quality standards. Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital is a two-story behavioral health hospital developed, built, and operated in partnership by Acadia Healthcare and Henry Ford Health. The facility aims to expand access to psychiatric care in the Greater Detroit Metro area and includes contemporary amenities, six outdoor therapeutic spaces, and an environment designed to support healing and wellness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Dietetics, Nutrition, or a related field acceptable for licensure.
- Current Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential, registration as required by the state, or eligibility for endorsement in the state where services are provided.
- Current ServSafe certification or comparable food safety certification, where required by the state or facility.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with patients diagnosed with eating disorders and substance use disorders is strongly preferred.
- Previous experience in behavioral health, psychiatric, hospital, or residential treatment settings is preferred.
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 nutrition principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
- Provide nutritional assessments in accordance with facility policy and regulations.
- Review and approve menus developed by the facility.
- Counsel individuals and groups on good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve quality of life.
- Consult with physicians and healthcare 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 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.
