Registered Dietitian

Responsibilities Cumberland Hospital is now offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus for a full-time Dietitian! Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents, located in New Kent, Virginia , provides comprehensive medical, behavioral, rehabilitative, and educational services for children and adolescents ages 2 through 22 who are challenged by co-occurring medical and behavioral diagnoses. Cumberland Hospital is one of the few specialty children’s hospitals providing dual treatment protocols for both medical and mental health issues. Cumberland includes a 62 bed Hospital Program, a 16 bed Inpatient Acute Program, and 30 bed Residential Treatment Program. Our goal is to stabilize medical problems and help children develop positive behavioral coping strategies using an interdisciplinary approach. Registered Dietitian: initiates and completes nutritional screening and assessments of all assigned patients admitted to the hospital; determines appropriateness of tube feeding and/or diet order and provides appropriate recommendations to the medical staff for adjustments to meet patient needs; interprets, adjusts and checks accuracy of diet orders for kitchen staff so that appropriate food items are prepared; provides nutritional education and counseling to all patients and families; provides services to residential units on a consult basis; participates in the discharge planning/meeting of patients with specific nutritional concerns and goals. Benefits Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation Tuition Reimbursement Program Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan Generous Paid Time Off Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or Food and Nutrition required. Registered Dietitian license required. Experience working with children and adolescents who experience behavior dysfunction secondary to brain injury, autism, and other developmental disabilities, chronic medical disorders and other severe and chronic impairments, and their caregivers preferred. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. Contact: Madison Reddell, Clinical Recruiter, View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr