Registered Dietitian

Overview
The Registered Dietitian works in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary treatment team to evaluate and implement the nutrition care plan in order to meet patients’ nutritional needs following best practice standards.

Duties

• Complete a comprehensive nutrition assessment on each patient upon admission
• Prepare individualized meal plans that consider the needs of the patient, including but not limited to: medical, nutritional, age, cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns
• Complete/update treatment plans and review with individual patients
• Provide weekly individual nutrition counseling for patients and family (2x/week to do menus and teach)
• Provide weekly group nutrition education to patients
• Provide nutrition education as appropriate for staff
• Coordinate, plan, and implement patient menus
• Provide daily meal and snack support for patients in coordination with Dietetic Technician
• Assist patients in planning and preparing meals and snacks as they transition into the treatment process, when appropriate
• Consult laboratory reports and coordinate therapeutic/medical dietary orders with the medical team
• Represent Dietetics Department on a multi-disciplinary treatment team, attending staffing when available
• Complete all required documentation and reports in a timely manner, maintaining compliance with the policies and procedures of Charis Eating Disorder Care
• Demonstrate accountability for the proper use of patients’ protected health information
• Participate in scheduled in-services and other appropriate training activities
• Utilize supervisory feedback to improve performance
• Serve on committees, as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned

Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in dietetics or nutrition-related field
• Preferred two or more years of experience in eating disorder treatment
• Registered to practice by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Knowledge in the field of eating disorders
• Knowledge in basic nutrition counseling, leading groups, teaching classes, and food service management

Skills

• Effectively convey the mission of Charis Eating Disorder Care, the purpose of Charis Eating Disorder Care’s ministry, and the importance of Biblically-based treatment for eating disorders
• Appropriately respond to inquiries about the nature of Charis Eating Disorder Care’s mission
• Ability to network, collaborate, and train prospective patients and families, other organizations, the public (awareness), and professionals
• Ability to model a Biblically-based, Christ-centered lifestyle, on and off campus, providing an example to patients, families, staff, public, and professionals
• Ability to organize tasks by priority and multitask efficiently
• Effective communicator in verbal and written forms
• Ability to work in a team environment, toward the goals of the team
• Ability to multitask effectively, self-motivated
• Commitment to a standard of excellence, presenting Charis Eating Disorder Care in a polished, professional, and Christ-honoring manner
• Competent in entering data in electronic medical records

Be a part of the miracles happening through Charis Eating Disorder Care in the transforming of lives by joining our team.