Clinical Dietitian

New Employee Retention Bonus
*Up to $2,000.00 retention bonus available!
(New Employee is defined as someone who has not been employed with Rogers for more than six months)

The Registered Dietitian provides individual and group nutrition interventions based on evaluation of the patient, family, and significant others, while considering the individual’s cultural, ethnic, and personal needs and preferences. The nutrition care plan is monitored and revised as necessary through an interdisciplinary process.

Schedule:  36 hours a week

Shift Available: 8:00am-4:30pm

Program: Depression Recovery Adolescent Residential

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide group and individual nutrition therapy via the Nutrition Care Process (NCP).
• Screen patients to identify those patients at nutritional risk via nursing assessment.
• Complete dietitian assessments on individuals according to risk level following screening.
• Provide individual nutrition therapy at a frequency necessary to meet the needs of the patient.
• Provide meal/snack outings, grocery store tours, cooking groups, and life-skills groups as indicated by program schedule or the needs of patients.
• Recommend the need for transitional feedings (from enteral to oral intake and vice-versa) and participates in the multidisciplinary team that determines the appropriate administration of nutrition therapies and food.
• Provide individualized drug/nutrient interaction education as indicated and adjust the IPOC as needed.

Additional Job Description:

Education/Training Requirements:

• Bachelor’s OR Master’s degree in Dietetics.
• Completed an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited supervised practice program (Dietetic internship).
• Successfully passed Registration Examination for Dietitians.
• Maintain registration through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Obtained and maintain state certification (up to 90-days post hire allowed to receive certification).
• One (1) year experience in a clinical setting preferred.
• Aware of and understand Joint Commission and other regulatory agency compliance regulations.
• Formal training in crisis prevention and intervention is required within sixty (60) days of date of hire. Annual recertification is required.
• Dietitians working in a Community based Residential Facility (CBRF), Residential Care Center (RCC) program, or pool staff are required to complete CBRF first aid, fire safety, and standard precautions within ninety (90) days of hire.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification is required within thirty (30) days of date of hire. Annual re-certification is required.

With a career at Rogers, you can look forward to a Total Rewards package of benefits, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family 
• 401(k) retirement plan 
• Employee share program 
• Life/disability insurance 
• Flex spending accounts  
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

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