Dietitian

Day Shift (8am-4:30pm) Monday - Friday. No disciplinary action in last 12 months. Licensure as a Dietitian required.

About the role

This is licensed professional work providing medical nutrition therapy. Acts with independence and is accountable for completing nutrition assessments of all assigned patients to formulate an individualized plan of care, including treatment planning, follow-up, and all required documentation as it relates to nutrition care.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual counseling to discuss client’s personal nutrition/health goals.
• Offers nutrition education to patients in individual and group settings.
• Attends and participates in interdisciplinary care of patients including treatment planning, daily rounds, and assigned committees.
• Communicates with dietary staff regarding changes in diet orders and special dietary needs of assigned clients.
• Participates in the on-call rotation for answering urgent administrative, foodservice, and clinical questions during hours of department operation.
• Responds to All Available/Team Assist/Medical Assist/Code Blue codes.
• Collects data for Quality Assurance measures to ensure compliance with department policy and CMS and Joint Commission requirements.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of dietetics and nutrition, and of food service systems management.
• Ability to complete nutritional assessments; adjust menus as needed; and interpret and follow doctors’ orders and consultations.

Benefits

• Affordable health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Paid basic life insurance (amount equivalent to annual salary).
• Cafeteria Plan.
• Deferred Compensation.
• MOSERS Retirement (Members contribute 4% of pay to MOSERS plan and 1% towards Deferred Compensation).
• 13 paid holidays per year.
• 10 hours of annual leave accrued per month.
• 10 hours of sick leave accrued per month.

About the organization

The Missouri Department of Mental Health is dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and public understanding of mental illness and developmental disabilities. By joining our team, you can make a difference in the lives of those impacted by a mental illness or developmental disability so they have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, live their lives to the fullest, and be a valued member of their communities.