Mobile Health Team Inc., a staffing agency has openings for a permanent full-time Dietician. We are looking for someone with a passion for people.

Location: Wilmington, DE, 19801

Assignment Start Date: 9/20/2024

Shift: Mon - Fri, 7 am - 430 pm, Full Time; holidays - pay is based on hours worked the day of New Year's Day Independence Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day Once confirmed, please send a message to the facility via the Medefis portal with the date of arrival on the island as well as items remaining to complete compliance.

Salary: $80,000.00 to $85,000.00

The function of the Food & Nutrition Services Unit is to provide all food services to patients and staff of the hospital. The Food & Nutrition Services Unit receives, stores, and inventories food supplies, plans menus, and prepares food, assesses the nutritional aspect of patient care and patient education, and prepares necessary reports relating to food service. A selective menu system has been adopted in the department.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide professional dietetic services to individual patients and manage the clinical dietary operations of the facility. The position plans, organizes, directs, and supervises clinical staff; and implements policies and procedures to ensure that the dietetic services meet the daily nutritional, therapeutic, and special dietary needs of the patients.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION

Experience:

• Two (2) years of specialized experience in professional dietetics or nutrition experience that provided the employee with a full professional understanding of the theories of dietetic therapy and their application in the maintenance, improvement, and/or recovery of good health.
• Must be able to supervise Dietitians and other staff members as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a course of study approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, including the successful completion of a dietetic internship, or other equivalent clinical component approved by the Academy.

Licenses, Certifications, and/or Registration:

• Applicants must be registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Knowledge/Abilities/Skills:

• Knowledge of dietetic principles and practices; principles of human nutrition; food preparation, purchasing, storage, and supply; meal planning; kitchen management, including health and safety requirements; the quality, grades, and costs of foods; principles and practices of training employees; principles and practices of supervision and the planning and organizing of dietetic and food service operations.
• Ability to supervise the planning of therapeutic diets following medical requirements; estimate food requirements for large groups; direct the preparation of regular and special diet foods; arrange work schedules and supervise the work of others; maintain effective working relationships with others; maintain records and prepare operational reports; develop and standardize recipes and convert them to quantity requirements; maintain food and cost control; interpret, evaluate, reconcile and apply available guide material; devise instructional and informational material; keep abreast of new trends in the fields of nutrition and diet therapy.
• Must be physically able to perform, efficiently and effectively, the essential duties of the position which typically require the ability to read without strain printed material the size of typewritten characters, glasses permitted, and the ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid, or the ability to compensate satisfactorily.
• Stand and/or sit for long periods, wrist and hand movements.
• Ability to work different shifts and may work longer than eight (8) hours a day. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Mobile Health Team, Inc is a workforce solutions company. We match experienced healthcare professionals with temporary or permanent positions globally.

Our mission is clear, to bridge the staffing gap in the healthcare industry by creating and maintaining long-term working relationships with clients and healthcare professionals. We specialize in temporary and permanent placements in order to meet our client's needs.