Clinical Dietitian

Job Title

This role involves providing essential dietary and nutritional support to incarcerated individuals and patients through individualized consultation, assessment, and follow-up care. Key responsibilities include recommending modified diets, snacks, and other dietary accommodations based on medical indications. Provide nutritional education for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, weight management, hypertension, and other nutrition-related topics. Serve as a liaison between the IMCC Dietary and Health Services Department. Complete nutrition assessments for all new admissions to the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital within the allotted time frame and audit patient meal trays monthly to ensure compliance with dietary guidelines. The role requires licensure and registration as a clinical dietician, strong communication skills to collaborate with multiple departments, patients, and incarcerated individuals, and the ability to document all dietetic and nutrition-related encounters and audit findings accurately. To qualify applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below as well as the selective (899) requirements.

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Selectives

Registered Dietitian Registered as a dietician by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Registration is given based on completion of requisite continuing education courses and payment of registration fees. When registered, the person is assigned an "R" number.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

License to practice as a Dietitian in the State of Iowa, as issued by the Iowa Board of Dietetic Examiners. PLEASE INCLUDE LICENSE INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. (Download PDF reader)

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