Newport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. To that end, we have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. While our experts guide our clients to sustainable healing, our job is to support our valued staff members, and we do that through offering industry-competitive salaries, career growth and skills expansion, student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement, and a company commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other advantages. Be part of a team that's dedicated to providing compassionate care based in authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love—and experience the rewards of making a difference in the lives of young people and their families each and every day. Empowering Lives. Restoring Families .® In an effort to best serve the complex and multi-dimensional needs of teens seeking residential care for mental health issue, it is the intent of Newport Academy to provide nutritional support and guidance to the staff as well as clients. The Registered Dietitian serves to better understand the dietary needs and preferences of individual clients through assessment and consultation and to share these needs with other members of the clinical and culinary teams.
Essential Duties: Participate in weekly treatment team meetings. Perform assessments with clients with possible disordered eating or difficulties with food and body image. Consult and advise clients as needed on a weekly basis. Share observations and recommendations with clinical and culinary teams. Documentation of all sessions in company provided EMR. Communicate with families, previous providers and insurance companies upon request. Quarterly training of staff in areas of specialty. Lecture and present in the community as requested. Perform other duties as assigned. Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or Human Nutrition required. RD or RDN Credential required.
Satisfactory completion of CDR test required. Must have completed advanced coursework at an educational institute accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation for Dietetics Education Pre-Employment Requirements: Must pass the applicable state/agency background check required for the work location jurisdiction, prior to employment. Pre-employment drug screening. Must possess a current and valid CPR certification or obtain within the first 30 days of employment. Minimum age is 18 years old, as a requirement for employment. Health screening, TB clearance, and pre-employment drug screening, and criminal record clearance are required prior to employment Salary Range for this position $38.50 - $42.35 per hour, based on education and experience.
Flexible, part-time Schedule
Eligible for Commuter Stipend
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