TaraVista Behavioral Health Center

Dietician, 24hrs

TaraVista Behavioral Health Center  •  Holyoke, MA (Onsite)  •  18 hours ago
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Job Description

Join us as a Dietician!

Part Time 24 Hours

As a Dietician at MiraVista you will be responsible for the clinical nutrition assessment and care of patients deemed in need of a nutrition consultation. You will assist the Director of Food Services in training and guiding Nutritional Aides to accomplish established standards to meet or exceed customer satisfaction.

Successful Dietician Candidates will have the following:

  • Knowledge of theories, principles and concepts of human nutrition and metabolism.
  • Analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a problem list and to devise/implement intervention.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. This may include explaining clinical, technical concepts to physicians, other health care team members, patients and their families, comforting patients and their families, enforcing policies and regulations in difficult situations and performing other duties requiring a comparable level of communication skill.
  • Experience working with pediatric, teen, and adult mental health patients, including those with disordered eating, substance abuse and food insecurity/homelessness preferred.
  • Experience with food service procedures in a hospital setting and training of food service staff preferred.
  • Familiarity with the nutritional interactions/consequences of psychiatric medications preferred.
  • Familiarity with menu creation involving multiple food allergies preferred.

EDUCATION, LICENSURE, AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s degree in nutrition required.
  • Registration with the Commission for Dietetic Registration required
  • Current Massachusetts State Licensure for Dietitians or Nutritionist required
  • Completion of Sanitation Certificate Course or SERV Safe.
  • Completion of Massachusetts Allergen Awareness Certificate or equivalent.

When you join the growing MiraVista team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.As our team member, you’ll receive:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • 401(k) match
  • Employer paid long term disability (LTD)
  • Employer paid life and AD&D Insurance
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Tuition Reimbursement

MiraVista is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

TaraVista Behavioral Health Center

About TaraVista Behavioral Health Center

TaraVista Behavioral Health Center is an inpatient psychiatric hospital serving children, adolescents and adults. Our purpose is to provide compassionate, effective, inspiring care for those suffering from emotional distress and substance misuse. To deliver our care, we operate by our Vista Values:

Visionary - We aspire to set the standard for how behavioral healthcare services are provided

Integrity - We conduct ourselves in an honest and ethical manner

Safety - We strive to provide a safe environment for patients and caregivers

Transformational - We inspire our team members, our patients and their families to lead fulfilling lives

Advocacy - We advocate for patients and the services we provide and work to decrease health disparities in our communities

We are a growing healthcare organization and hiring clinical and operations staff for our state-of-the-art hospital which is only five years old. We are located in easy-to-access Devens, Massachusetts - 30 minutes from Worcester, Lowell, Concord, Lexington, and Gardner, and close proximity to Southern New Hampshire.

Come help us reimagine care.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Devens, Massachusetts
Year Founded
2015
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