Dietitian (Clinical)
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Clinical Dietitian
State of Iowa
244 Corrections - Iowa Medical and Classification Center (Oakdale)
Location
Iowa, 50319
Salary
$25.38 - $38.56
per hour
Type
Full Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job is about helping people in a prison and psychiatric hospital eat better by creating personalized meal plans, teaching them about nutrition for issues like diabetes or high blood pressure, and checking that meals follow health rules.
It involves working closely with doctors, kitchen staff, and patients to make sure everyone gets the right food support.
A good fit would be someone compassionate with strong people skills who enjoys educating others and has experience in healthcare settings.
Key Requirements
- License to practice as a Dietitian in the State of Iowa, issued by the Iowa Board of Dietetic Examiners
- Registration as a Clinical Dietitian
- Strong communication skills for collaborating with departments, patients, and incarcerated individuals
- Ability to conduct nutrition assessments for new admissions within required time frames
- Experience providing nutritional education on topics like diabetes, hyperlipidemia, weight management, and hypertension
- Proficiency in documenting dietetic encounters, audit findings, and recommending modified diets
- Ability to audit patient meal trays monthly for compliance with dietary guidelines
Full Job Description
This role involves providing essential dietary and nutritional support to incarcerated individuals and patients through individualized consultation, assessment and follow up care.Key responsibilities include:
Recommend modified diets, snacks and other dietary accommodations based on medical indications.
Provide nutritional education for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, weight management, hypertension, and other nutrition related topics.
Serve as a liaison between the IMCC Dietary and Health Services Department.
Complete nutrition assessments for all new admissions to the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital within the allotted time frame and audit patient meal trays monthly to ensure compliance with dietary guidelines.
The role requires Licensure and Registration as a Clinical Dietician, strong communication skills to collaborate with multiple departments, patients and incarcerated individuals and the ability to document all dietetic and nutrition related encounters and audit findings accurately.
E-Verify and Right to WorkThe State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.
The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.
For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
Qualifications
License to practice as a Dietitian in the State of Iowa, as issued by the Iowa Board of Dietetic Examiners.NOTE: Be sure to include your license information with your application.
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