Registered Dietician
Acadia HealthcareOverview
The Refuge is seeking a full time professional Registered Dietician. This person will Serve as expert in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease.
We are a premier residential program treating adults with PTSD, eating disorders, addiction, depression and co-occurring disorders.
Pay starts at $75,000 per year
- Bachelor's degree required from an accredited University in Dietetics, Nutrition or similar field acceptable for licensure.
- Experience with Eating Disorders and Substance use strongly preferred.
- Current registered dietician in the state of Florida
Why work with The Refuge?
- Competitive Pay – We value your talent! Enjoy a competitive salary,
- Health & Wellness – Take care of yourself and your loved ones with top-tier medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Generous Paid Time Off – Recharge with a PTO package that includes vacation, sick days, mental health days, holidays, and extended sick leave.
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- 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 their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications and food selection and preparation.
- Provide nutritional assessments per facility policy and regulation.
- Review and approve menus developed by the facility.
- 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.
- Participate in treatment team as appropriate.
- Review and approve facility diet manual annually in conjunction with medical staff.
- Promote better 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 to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards as needed.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited University in Dietetics, Nutrition or similar field acceptable for licensure.
- Experience with Eating Disorders and Substance use strongly preferred.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- Current registered dietician in the state of Florida
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
This position requires a Level 2 Background Screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. In accordance with Florida law, employers must provide applicants with direct access to information about the state’s background screening requirements.
To learn more about disqualifying offenses, exemption procedures, and screening timelines, please visit the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Background Screening Education & Awareness webpage:
https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Applicants are encouraged to review these requirements before applying.
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