Clinical Dietitian Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital

Job Description

CLINICAL DIETITIAN
Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital
1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63133
Semi-Monthly Salary: $2,442.09 * Annual Salary: $58,610.24
Scheduled Hours:
Day Shift 8am-4:30pm,
Monday – Friday (Saturday and Sunday off)
Work Area: Food Service
Position Code: 0680076
Org Code: G9AD
General summary
This position is based at Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, with additional duties occurring at St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center-South located at 5300 Arsenal St., St. Louis, MO 63139.
Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital provides specialized care for children and adolescents diagnosed with mental illness.
St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center provides an array of mental health services to a population primarily comprised of adults 18 years and older. Clients receive a variety of treatments with an overall goal to develop the skills needed to safely and successfully return to a meaningful life in the community.
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.

Key Responsibilities
Participate in the hospital’s mission by orienting direct care staff and medical staff to nutritional aspects of care
Conduct Nutrition Assessments in timely manner and chart on clients per policy
Recommend diet changes and supplementation as needed
Attend and participate in treatment team meetings as related to client care
Provide nutrition groups to clients weekly
Help develop and meet nutrition-related goals
*At Hawthorn:
Review and approve menus
Provide overview of dietary protocols to new nursing and doctor employees
Assist in developing and adjusting policies to be compliant with TJC standards
Collaboratively work with Kitchen Food Service Manager and staff to ensure nutritional needs are met
Prepare and present quality assurance data as needed

Eligibility requirements
Licensure as a Dietitian.

Excellent State of Missouri Benefit Package Including:
Affordable Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
Paid Basic Life Insurance (amount equivalent to annual salary)
Cafeteria Plan
Deferred Compensation
MOSERS Retirement (Members contribute 4% of pay, to MOSERS plan and 1% towards Deferred Compensation)
13 paid holidays per year
10 hours of annual leave accrued per month
10 hours of sick leave accrued per month

For questions contact the Human Resources Office at:
Cleola.Butler@dmh.mo.gov