Dietary Care Specialist

Dietary Care SpecialistJoin our team of compassionate eating disorder treatment professionals at Aster Springs Nashville! We are seeking a PRN Dietary Care Specialist.Founded as part of the Odyssey Eating Disorder Network. Aster Springs is unique in our ability to work with our clinicians, leaders, and experts nationally to ensure the care provided at Aster Springs is evidence-based and industry leading within our state-of-the-art facility. Our Aster Springs Nashville location provides residential eating disorder treatment in a safe and serene environment to heal. Located just minutes away from downtown Music City, our multidisciplinary treatment team provides tailored treatment plans designed to meet the unique needs of each client.What We OfferCollaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellenceMultiple Career Development Pathways401K with Company MatchGenerous Team Member Referral ProgramHow You Will Make A DifferenceThe Dietary Care Specialists Prepare meals and snacks for clients in accordance with ASTER SPRINGS Dietary Formulary and regulatory bodies.Demonstrate a desire and willingness to embrace and model the ASTER SPRINGS mission within your job responsibilities and interaction with others.Essential ResponsibilitiesPrepare meals for clients/appropriate staff according to ASTER SPRINGS menusPrepare snacks/shakes according to ASTER SPRINGS guidelines/menusResponsible to rotate stored food by dateFollow Dietary cleaning schedule and document as completed in Dietary cleaning logProvide emotional support and encouragement to clients as neededPurchase groceries as neededResponsible for kitchen/dining room clean up after mealsWork with RCs on meal documentation and clean up after mealsCoordinate with Dietitian on kitchen supply needsSchedule shopping needs to accommodate meal/responsibility scheduleCollaborate with Dietitian any needed changes/issues with menus/meal prepAble to communicate required cooking, defrosting, cleaning, and storage guidelines to accrediting bodies during inspectionsAble to disinfect back stock/storage areas per dietary cleaning guidelinesRecord all refrigerator/freezer temperatures per dayCommunicate any equipment failure to Dietitian and Executive DirectorEnsure meal delivery/snack/shake delivery follows program scheduleRecord date on all left-over items and move to appropriate storage areaEnsure all items in all refrigerated storage areas are less than one week old/discard when olderQualificationsWhat We're SeekingEducation and ExperienceBachelor's preferredActive CPR/1 st Aid/AED certification requiredMeal preparation in like setting preferredContinued education courses in dietetics and/or psychology or social work preferredValid Driver's License