Dietitian - Full-Time
UHS
Summary
Center for Change is seeking a full-time (32 hours per week) Registered Dietitian to collaborate with the Center's multidisciplinary treatment team in providing nutrition counseling to inpatients and outpatients at the Center.
Job description
The Center's Philosophy
The Center's philosophy on treating eating disorders focuses on providing patients with opportunities to explore and redevelop a healthy relationship with food, helping them eat intuitively according to hunger and fullness. Each patient at the Center receives weekly individual counseling sessions with a Registered Dietitian. Sessions go beyond teaching and include active intervention. Dietitians also teach weekly nutrition classes which focus on a variety of topics such as relearning the ability to sense hunger and fullness, making peace with food, enjoying the eating experience, body metabolism, food and exercise, relapse prevention, and more.
Responsibilities
- Conduct nutritional assessments
- Monitor patients' daily nutritional status
- Design and adjust meal plans
- Monitor the progress of each patient and report to therapist
- Conduct weekly nutrition counseling to establish goals and challenges designed to help patients learn new skills and behaviors which will contribute to a healthy lifestyle
- Help the patient plan for discharge
Requirements
- BS in Dietetics
- MS in Dietetics preferred
- Licensed in the State of Utah & Nationally RD Certified
- Familiarity with concepts of intuitive eating preferred
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Valid driver license
- No more than 2 at-fault accidents in the past three years
- No more than 3 moving violations during the past three years
- No DWI or DUI convictions
Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Medical leave
- Loan Repayment Program
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Continued training/education
- Recreation center membership discounts
Company overview
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating as a Fortune 300 corporation headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1979, UHS has grown into a major healthcare enterprise with approximately 99,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $14 billion. The company operates through its subsidiaries, managing 29 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, and 60 outpatient and other facilities across 39 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. UHS provides comprehensive healthcare services including acute care, behavioral health treatment, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgical centers. The company's strategy focuses on building or acquiring high-quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets and investing in advanced medical equipment and skilled personnel to become the leading healthcare provider in each community it serves. UHS is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UHS) and has established a strong reputation for delivering compassionate, high-quality care while maintaining financial stability and operational excellence.