What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Dietitian position at Foundations Behavioral Health?
Foundations Behavioral Health in Doylestown, PA is hiring for a per diem Registered Dietitian to support our Food Services Department.
The Registered Dietitian is responsible for assessing and supervising the nutritional need of the patients, providing age-and developmentally-appropriate diet planning, education and assuring quality nutritional care is provided to all patients in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Foundations Behavioral Health and the American Dietetics Association.
Foundations Behavioral Health provides innovative behavioral health treatment and academic excellence to children, adolescents and young adults. Established in 1964, Foundations Behavioral Health provides treatment in a homelike environment located on a 12 acre campus in Bucks County, PA. Foundations provides a full continuum of care for children, adolescents, and young adults spanning hospitalization to outpatient and academic services.
Benefit Highlights:
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
Position Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Master’s Degree preferred.
Experience: Prefer one year of clinical dietitian in a health care environment. Prior work with a mental health population strongly desired.
Knowledge: Prefer knowledge of age appropriate nutritional assessments and screenings, nutritional counseling and education, dietary planning and food and drug interactions.
Environmental Conditions: Works in food production/kitchen setting and patient areas subject to extreme changes in temperature and exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior. Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood/body fluids and other hazardous waste. Exposure to equipment and cleaning products and fluids.
Physical Requirements: Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Ability to safely operate kitchen equipment. Push, pull and lift up to 40 pounds. Intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending, and stooping. Drug and alcohol free as evidenced by negative results of post-offer, pre-employment urine drug screen. In response to the current pandemic, Respiratory Fit testing is a requirement of the job. Employees with facial hair may be required to make adjustments in order to successfully pass fit testing.
About Universal Health Services
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.
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