Job Description
Role: Dietitians
Location: 11100 Old Highway 64 W, Bolivar, Tennessee 38008
Position Type: Onsite
Job duration: Long term
Job Overview:
- Under general supervision, is responsible for professional dietetics work.
- 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.
- Checks 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.
Education and Experience:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s 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 closely related field may be substituted for one year of the required non-specialized experience.