Required: experiencewith Anorexia, Bulimia and Binging and Avoidant Food Intake Disorders

Nature and Scope: This position is responsible for the provision of optimal nutrition therapy to all patients by conducting detailed nutrition assessments, developing care plans, monitoring on-going medical conditions, providing nutrition education, and participating in multi-disciplinary rounds/communication in order to provide superlative patient care and nutrition education to patients, patient families and staff.

Major Accountabilities : (Fill in the details that describe up to eight/ten essential responsibilities of this position including significate tasks, responsibilities, and projects.)

•Completes nutritional assessment including:

•Assesses initial nutritional state, nutrition needs, identifies nutrient requirements according to age, disease, and individual needs.

•Assesses adequacy and appropriateness of dietary intake including nutrient imbalance, avoidance or excessive intake of certain foods or food groups as a means of manipulating or controlling weight.

•Evaluate use of compensatory behaviors including exercise, vomiting, colonic cleanses, diuretic use, laxative use, diet pill use, and/or insulin adjustments.

•Develops patient-centered nutrition care plan based on nutritional assessment

•Creates and implements individualized meal plan designed to meet identified nutritional needs

•Assists in assessing appropriateness of physical activity including plan to implement and monitor if indicated.

•Creates initial nutrition assessment (within 48 hours of admission), weekly nutrition follow-up assessments, and nutrition discharge assessment within timeframe specified in the Standard of Care-Nutrition.

•Documents all patient-related care and encounters in the patient electronic record in a timely manner.

•Provides group nutrition education as assigned

•Provides active meal coaching and support for patients and families, including participating in and completing meals as appropriate and as assigned.

•Provides individualized nutrition therapy to all assigned patients including:

•Develops individualized nutrition care plan based on nutritional assessment.

•Evaluates appropriateness of nutrition care plan and intervention.

•Communicates nutrition care plan with the treatment team to ensure coordination of care.

•Communicates individualized patient nutritional needs to culinary services using established procedures and protocols.

•Provides individualized nutrition counseling to both individual patients and their families/community of support.

Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Education: Master’s Degree

Registration Required: Must be a registered dietitian through the commission on dietetic registration.

Licensure Required: Must be a licensed dietitian/nutritionist in the practicing state (GA)

Important Information:

Hospital Location: Dunwoody, Ga

Case Load: roughly 10 clients

Level of Care: Inpatient, residential, Partial hospitalization

Medical Acuity: This facility is not a traditional hospital; we are a specialty treatment center. We serve clients that are diagnosed with eating disorders. Some of our clients have NG feeding tubes due to medical necessity.

Benefits

At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:

• Competitive pay & weekly paychecks

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

• 401(k) savings plan

• Awards and recognition programs

  *Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.

  About Amergis

Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.

Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.