Job Id: 63559
Position: Dietitian
Client: TN MHSAS
Location: 100 Moccasin Bend Rd Chattanooga Tennessee 37405
Duration: 06 Months
Education and Experience:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree in dietetics nutrition home economics (food) or closely related field and experience equivalent to three years of professional dietetics work including at least one year of experience as a registered dietitian.
Substitution of Education for Experience:
- Additional graduate coursework in dietetics nutrition home economics (food) or a closely related field may be substituted for one year of the required nonspecialized experience.
- Job Overview: Under general supervision is responsible for professional dietetics works. Plans therapeutic diets and menus for a State facility and administers medical nutrition therapy to prevent and treat diseases and health conditions.
- Serves as a consultant to medical and nursing staff. Assesses/analyzes data from medical records (e.g. medical diagnoses medical/nutrition history food intake records anthropometric data laboratory results) and other relevant documentation to make recommendations for maintaining or improving nutritional status.
- Assesses nutritional needs dietary regimens and current medical treatment to develop and implement nutrition care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
- Calculates weight range body mass index (BMI) and nutritional needs (e.g. daily caloric intake proteins fluids and other needed nutrients) as necessary to establish nutrition care plans.
- Check the caloric and nutrient content (e.g. protein vitamins and minerals) of foods on individual menus and/or facility menus to determine adjustments needed to meet clients therapeutic needs.