DescriptionPark Nicollet is looking to hire a Dietitian to join our Melrose Center team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.
Position Summary:
The Dietitian provides Medical Nutrition Therapy through screening assessment and education with monitoring and followup of recommendations. Patients may be seen in an individual or group setting. Serves as a professional nutrition resource for PNHS serving its patients employees community and providers.
This position is specifically the Registered Dietitian for the Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program at Melrose. Your responsibilities will include:
- Performing nutrition assessments and follow up sessions with adolescent patients as well as family sessions utilizing FBT principles.
- Creating and implementing nutritional recommendation to support the overall treatment plan for the pt.
- Supporting and coaching adolescent patients through meals and snacks during the day.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
In addition to the responsibilities stated in the Dietitian CredD job description this position requires competency in the following tasks or skills.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
| Liaison between the nutrition department food services patients and staff. |
| Delivers patient education and care to best meet the identified needs of the patient including materials resources grocery store tours cooking experiences food exposures and use of interpreters. |
| Uses therapeutic counseling skills such as DBT to be effective in addressing crisis management. |
| Responsibility of a specialty RD to implement researchbased protocols and procedures as identified by the treatment team as best practice including FBT ARFID CBTE. |
| Facilitates educational programs groups and meal experiences. |
Work Schedule:
7am 4pm on M Tu Th F
Required Qualifications:
- Education Experience or Equivalent Combination:
- BA or BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from an accredited college or university.
- Completed an accredited internship traineeship CUP program or other acceptable route to ADA registration status.
- Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:
- Registered with the American Dietetic Association (RD).
- Licensed Dietitian
- Must have a valid drivers license and meet the insurability requirements relating to Park Nicollets motor vehicle violation criteria.
- This position requires credentialing following the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) guidelines.
- Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Proven proficiency in the operation of the following: Personal Computer Telephone Fax Machine Photocopier Printer and electronic medical record.
- Demonstrated knowledge of agerelated growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and assure safety of patients.
- Familiarity and compliance with matters of law regulations and internal policies affecting the employment relationship (including but not limited to FMLA ADA discrimination and harassment laws).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Strong critical thinking assessment and problemsolving skills
- Understands and applies teaching/learning principles.
- Works independently as well as collaboratively displaying effective communication skills.
- Supportive of team members
- Works in concert with team members and interdisciplinary staff
- Strong prioritization multitasking skills and ability to handle large workload.
Benefits:
Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance dental insurance a retirement program time away from work insurance options tuition reimbursement an employee assistance program onsite clinic and much more!