Description

Job Responsibilities

• Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.

• Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications and food selection and preparation.

• Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.

• Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient.

• Promote better health by speaking to groups about diet, nutrition and the relationship between good eating habits and preventing or managing specific diseases.

• May also monitor food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards.

  Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Dietetics, Nutrition or similar field acceptable for licensure.

• Experience working with eating disorder and behavioral health clients.

• Current RD license required in good standing in the state of Florida.

Qualifications

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Reg Dietician

Experience

Preferred

• 2 years: Eating Disorder and Behavioral Health experience

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)