Registered Dietitian (PRN/Contingent)
About The Position
Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking a compassionate and knowledgeable Registered Dietitian to serve as the nutrition expert for patients receiving behavioral health services. The position uses evidence-based nutrition practices to promote wellness, support recovery, and help manage medical and psychiatric conditions. The role is PRN/contingent (per diem) at the hospital in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and works with a multidisciplinary care team in a patient-centered environment dedicated to healing and recovery. The hospital is a partnership between Acadia Healthcare and Henry Ford Health. Its two-story behavioral health facility is designed to expand access to psychiatric care in the Greater Detroit Metro area and includes contemporary amenities and six outdoor therapeutic spaces.
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 state endorsement.
- Current ServSafe certification or comparable food safety certification, as required.
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; develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
- Approve patient menus and nutritional supplements.
- Advise patients and their families about nutritional principles, dietary plans and modifications, and food selection and preparation.
- Provide nutritional assessments in accordance with facility policy and regulations.
- Review and approve facility-developed menus.
- Counsel individuals and groups about nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring.
- Consult with physicians and other 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.
- Speak to groups about diet, nutrition, and the relationship between eating habits and preventing or managing diseases.
- Monitor food service operations as needed to ensure compliance with nutrition, safety, sanitation, and quality standards.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
