What are the responsibilities and job description for the REGISTERED DIETITIAN APPLICANT, REGISTERED DIETITIAN, REGISTERED DIETITIAN SPECIALIST position at State of Louisiana?
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Pinecrest Supports & Services Center is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Registered Dietitian to join our dynamic healthcare team. In this rewarding role, you’ll play a vital part in promoting health and wellness by developing and overseeing nutrition plans that enhance the quality of life for the individuals we serve.
If you’re passionate about using your expertise to support others and want to grow your career in a supportive environment, PSSC is the place for you!
- Calculates, writes, adapts, and modifies diets or menus to meet individual needs.
- Counsels and teaches patients and their families the practical and technical aspects for the diet as it relates to the particular patient's health problem.
- Supervises subordinates in the production of meals and service, sanitation and storage.
- Assesses and plans nutritional development of a caseload of approximately 90 intellectually disabled individuals.
- Consults and collaborates with physicians and other professionals regarding individual needs to ensure best quality of life.
- Provides medical nutritional therapy for those individuals with acute and chronic nutritional problems.
- Does monthly weight analysis and determines potential risk factors and makes diet recommendations.
- Completes a monthly progress note for all assigned individuals and a yearly in depth assessment, including pertinent lab value, food and medication interactions
Position-Specific Details:
Location: LDH Dietary
SHIFT: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM PASS DAYS: Saturday / Sunday
Appointment Type: This position may be filled by Detail, Job Appt., Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Lateral Transfer. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.
Career Progression: Registered Dietitian Applicant, Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian SpecialistCompensation: (Depends on Qualifications)
Registered Dietitian Applicant: $21.46 Hourly - $38.67 Hourly
Registered Dietitian: $22.96 Hourly - $41.38 Hourly
Registered Dietitian Specialist: $24.57 Hourly - $44.28 Hourly
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Applicants within 90 days of graduation are encouraged to apply.Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Gabriel K. Jeane
Pinecrest Supports & Services Center
P.O. Box 5191
Pineville, Louisiana 71360
Gabriel.Jeane@la.gov
Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide athttp://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf(Download PDF reader)
Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $21 - $44