Registered Dietitian PRN
Acadia Healthcare•Tucson, AZ
About The Position
The Registered Dietitian serves as an expert in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease. This PRN role assesses nutritional needs, develops and implements dietary-care plans, provides nutritional counseling, and supports patients and families with dietary guidance. The position works with physicians and other healthcare personnel and participates in treatment teams as appropriate. The starting pay is $28.70 per hour, dependent on years of experience. Sierra Tucson provides integrative, evidence-based care for adults of all genders on a 160-acre campus north of Tucson, Arizona.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Dietetics, Nutrition, or a similar field acceptable for licensure.
- Current registered dietitian credential, registration as required by the state, or eligibility for endorsement by the state where 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, particularly in facilities serving those patient populations.
Responsibilities
- Assess nutritional needs, diet 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 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 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 diet 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 how good eating habits can prevent or help manage 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
- Employee Assistance Program offered to all employees.
