Overview

We are currently hiring a Remote Registered Dietitian, to support Acadia’s eating disorder facilities in Missouri, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois and California. As a Registered Dietitian, you will serve as expert in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease.

**Some travel may be required, prior remote experience preferred**

Acadia Healthcare leads the industry in the provision of innovative mental health and addiction treatment. In order to maintain this standing, we strive to ensure that the care we deliver is making a true difference in the lives of our patients. By researching and implementing measurement-based care, we are able to offer assurance that the treatment we provide is at the highest level of clinical excellence.

Benefits of working at Acadia Healthcare:

• Three medical plan levels, dental and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Basic Life/AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Insurance
• 401k with Company match
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Employee Discount Program
• Generous PTO, Sick Time, paid holidays and professional development reimbursement

*** Salary dependent on a candidate’s experience and qualifications ***

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
• Approve patient menus and nutritional supplements.
• Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications and food selection and preparation.
• Provide nutritional assessments per facility policy and regulation.
• Review and approve menus developed by the facility.
• Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
• Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient.
• Participate in treatment team as appropriate.
• Review and approve facility diet manual annually in conjunction with medical staff.
• Promote better health by speaking to groups about diet, nutrition and the relationship between good eating habits and preventing or managing specific diseases.
• Monitor food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards as needed.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited University in Dietetics, Nutrition or similar field acceptable for licensure.
• Experience with Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse strongly preferred in facilities working with those patient populations.
• Experience working in a Remote setting

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current registered dietician or registration as required by state or eligible for endorsement by the state in which the candidate resides. Acadia will pay for the cost of licensure if not already obtained.
• ServSafe certification or similar food safety certification where required by the state or facility.
• National Dietitian Registration Required

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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