Registered Dietitian - Contract

Healing Body and Mind.

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals is a national leader in behavioral healthcare, specializing in patients with acute psychiatric and complex medical needs. Our hospitals use an interdisciplinary, multi-specialty approach that delivers high-quality, patient-centered care when it’s needed most. With locations in Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Arizona, we’re expanding access to our unique model of care across the United States. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a lasting difference in the lives of patients and families every day

Phoenix Medical Psychiatric Hospital, a part of NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals, is currently seeking a Registered Dietitian (RD, RDN) to provide services to our patients and staff on a contract, part-time basis. This position offers tremendous flexibility, with a work schedule of 15-20 hours per week. The dietitian will be an independent contractor at a pay rate of  $45/hour on a monthly pay cycle. The dietitian will provide nutritional assessments and consultations as ordered by the attending providers and will also review and sign off on patient menus every month. 

Benefits

• Competitive pay: $45/hour rate
• Highly flexible schedule, 15-20 hours per week
• On-the-job training

• Provides diet instructions, plans and reviews menus and makes recommendations on the food items to be purchased.
• Provides therapeutic diets in accordance with recognized dietary standards of practice and practitioner orders.
• Evaluates nutritional care, assesses patients’ nutritional status, provides follow-up for the continuity of care and records pertinent information on patient medical records.
• Addresses the needs of adult patients with an emphasis on geriatric concerns.
• Conducts training programs for nursing service and dietary personnel.
• Consults with physicians, as required, concerning dietary prescriptions, implements these prescriptions on modified and general diets and assesses patient outcomes.
• Calculates and writes diets as required and makes necessary changes in diet cardexes or communicates this information to dietary personnel.
• Instructs patients and their families on prescribed diets, updates and develops educational materials to be used inpatient teaching.
• Evaluates food served for conformance to quality standards and dietary prescriptions.
• Collects data, reviews chats and writes quality assurance/improvement reports.
• Makes an assessment of the nutrition status and adequacy of the nutritional regimen.
• Submits periodic written reports on the dietary service department.
• Submits dietetic policies as needed for board approval.
• Ensures a current diet manual is approved and readily available to all medical, nursing and dietary staff.
• Ensures menus are followed and posted in the kitchen and patient areas.  Menus are to be kept for at least thirty (30) days.
• Executes other verbal or written specific assigned tasks, requiring similar or lesser skills and abilities, some of which are continuing, while other are occasional in nature.  Submits periodic written reports on dietary services.
• Attends meetings and training sessions as required.
• Observes and supports hospital policy, mission statement, and vision.  Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the collection and evaluation of data for the nursing Quality Review Program.  Contributes to Performance Improvement activities.
• Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality.  Assures protection and privacy of health information as attained through written, electronic or oral disclosures.
• Displays concern and initiative.  Is resourceful and calm in emergencies.
• Is prompt and efficient with minimal absences.
• Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors.
• Seeks guidance and remains knowledgeable of, and complies with, all applicable federal and state laws, as well as hospital polices that apply to assigned duties.
• Complies with hospital expectations regarding ethical behavior and standards of conduct.
• Complies with federal and hospital requirements in the areas of protected health information and patient privacy.
• Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and hospital regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Understands and adheres to NPH’s compliance standards as they appear in NPH’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy

• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics, or Food and Nutrition required.
• Must be registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association. State licensure as a Registered Dietitian if required by the State one is practicing in.  
• Minimum of 1 year of clinical nutrition experience required, ideally in a hospital or behavioral health environment.
• Calculator, computer, nutritional screening, and assessment forms. 
• Should be familiar with all equipment used in the Dietary Department. 
• Must be able to work harmoniously with other personnel and lead. 
• Must have excellent writing, documentation, and communication skills. 
• Detailed oriented.