PT/PRN Registered Dietitian

Located minutes from downtown Nashville, Aster Springs Outpatient – Nashville, offers expressive therapies like art, music and movement therapy, and yoga therapy led by a registered yoga teacher. We incorporate a mix of experiential, psychoeducational, and process groups into each day of programming and believe in the importance of connection and belonging throughout treatment.

The PRN Registered Dietitian is responsible for the day to day nutritional management and meal planning for clients of the Aster Springs Outpatient Center (Aster Springs Nashville, LLC – ASN).

Essential Responsibilities

• Provides consultation with appropriate ASN staff in screening client applications for the treatment program(s) based on nutritional status and making appropriate recommendations accordingly.
• Conducts initial nutritional assessments with each new client, including diet history, dietary preferences, weights, nutritional risk and eating disorder behaviors.
• Sets weekly schedules for the clients as it relates to nutritional needs and will have input into the individual treatment plans.
• Writes orders for meal plans, supplementation, protocols and special dietary needs.
• Consults with the physicians on an as needed basis to ensure that the nutritional needs of individual clients are being met.
• Educates and counsels clients to increase awareness of the importance of nutritionally balanced diets in achieving good health and recovery. Formulates an individualized meal plan, nutritional care plan and set weight goals with each client.
• Adjust nutrition care plans with the clients as needed. The incumbent will supervise meals/snacks and portioning as deemed necessary. S/he will provide on-going nutritional consultations to clients and their families based on individual dietary needs.
• Evaluates and monitors clients’ compliance with their meal planning, provides grocery store education (including grocery store challenge).
• Maintains contact with clients’ outpatient dietitian to provide updates on progress and recommendations for discharge.
• Conducts groups such as nutrition group, cooking group, and physical activity groups, as well as, conducting the nutrition talk during Family Days and conduct individual weekly or twice weekly sessions with the clients.
• Responsible for proper documentation and charting and ensure that all documentation is completed in a timely manner.
• Approves menus and snacks for the clients and ensures that the quality and quantity of food is adequate and works closely with the dietary care specialist team in meal planning for client including food preferences and allergens.
• Set up aftercare as it pertains to nutrition.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications related to eating disorder population.
• Collaborating and working with food vendors, delivery services, food/grocery pick-up, and other related food sources to ensure nutritional operations and supplies are maintained for the outpatient center.
• Performs other activities and appropriate responsibilities as requested by Executive Director.

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Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major in nutrition/dietetics or a related field; Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration; 1 year clinical experience with eating disorders strongly preferred; 1 plus years’ experience in health-care setting, Tennessee Certified Dietitian preferred.

Aster Springs Nashville, LLC reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.” The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.