Job Location: Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave., St. Louis (County), MO 63133
Why you’ll love this position: Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital provides specialized care for children and adolescents diagnosed with mental illness.
Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital uses the Sanctuary Model to guide our interactions with our teammates and the care we provide to our consumers in order to promote healing, safety, and nonviolence. This is accomplished by following the Foundation of Sanctuary - The Four Pillars of (1) Trauma Theory, (2) Seven Commitments, (3) S.E.L.F. (Safety, Emotion, Loss, and Future), (4) Sanctuary Tool Kit
- Conduct Nutritional Assessment in timely manner and provide to the Treatment Team
- Recommend diet changes as needed to the Treatment Team, charting on clients 1-2 times per month given nutritional status
- Provide health eating groups to clients regularly
- Participate in the hospital’s mission by orienting direct care and medical staff to nutritional aspects of care
- Review and approve menus to ensure compliance with School Lunch Program
- Prepare and present quality assurance data, participate with hospital committee meetings as needed
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Minimum Qualifications: - A successful candidate must meet the minimum qualification in order to determine eligibility. Allowable experience and education substitutions are provided in italics below the corresponding system of food service management.
Licensure and 1 or more years’ experience as a Dietitian
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant. The Missouri Department of Mental Health is dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and public understanding of mental illness and developmental disabilities. By joining our team, YOU can make a difference in the lives of those impacted by a mental illness or developmental disability so they have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, live their lives to the fullest, and be a valued member of their communities.
For questions contact the Human Resources Office at: John.Theodor@dmh.mo.gov
Closing Date/Time: 2024-04-30
