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Job Summary - Why you'll love this position
Dietitian
Job Location:
Fulton State Hospital
600 East Fifth Street
Fulton, MO 65251
Why you'll love this position:
Fulton State Hospital is a diverse community of caring skilled people partnering with individuals challenged by mental illness to inspire healing and recovery. In this position, you will have the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives every day.
Dietitians are responsible for providing Medical Nutrition Therapy to the consumers of Fulton State Hospital, as part of an interdisciplinary team approach. Treatment programs include the Competency Restoration and Forensic Treatment (CRAFT), Social Learning Program (SLP), New Outlook Program for Behavior and Mood Self-Management (NOP), Recovery and Self-Motivation (RSM), and the Sex Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services (SORTS).
This is a great position to build dietetic skills within a mental health setting, working alongside consumer treatment teams that include several professional disciplines.
Responsibilities - What you'll do
Utilize the Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) to provide nutritional care to assigned consumers
Provide nutrition education related to the identified needs to consumers in individual or group settings
Participate in consumers' interdisciplinary treatment team review. Communicate with consumer and team regarding Medical Nutrition Therapy
Utilize electronic medical/health record for documenting care provided
Communicate with food service regarding unique need for consumer and consumer's feedback on meals
Maintain registered and licensed dietitian credential requirements, including continuing education hours
Qualifications - All you need for success
Minimum Qualifications Possession of a current license to practice as a Dietitian in the State of Missouri
Preferred Qualifications One or more years of professional dietitian experience obtained after receipt of licensure as a Dietitian in Missouri or registration as a Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.
Job Details - More reasons to love this position
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.
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Worksite address
fulton, MO, 65251, US
Who can apply
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