Job Description
Eisenhower Center is an inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation center that has been serving those with TBI’s for over 25 years. We offer specialized programs for people who have experienced spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. Offerings include substance abuse therapy, treatment for veterans with PTSD, and retired professional athletes in our After the Impact program.
Eisenhower Center is seeking a motivated and dynamic individual to provide dietary services at our residential rehabilitation facility serving adults with acquired brain injury. The candidate must provide individualized nutritional advice and counseling as part of the rehabilitation plan.Eisenhower Center is a leader in the field of brain injury rehabilitation and offers an outstanding professional environment.
Duties and Responsibilities - Provides clinical nutrition services including nutrition assessment, modified diet formulation, self-management training and nutrition intervention to an inpatient and outpatient population.
- Provides counseling, hands-on skill training and education in healthy eating and lifestyle modification for weight loss and management of chronic diseases to clients and staff.
- Translates nutritional science into understandable and practical information for the clients.
- Designs individualized educational handouts, training sessions and programming for clients and staff.
- Consistently develops, revises and individualizes nutrition care plan based on information from the client, medical record and health care team members.
- Complies with all regulatory standards keeping a current registration with the Commission for Dietetic Registration, including federal, state and accrediting agencies and adheres to facility confidentiality, HIPAA regulations, and client rights policies.
- Participates in and attends interdisciplinary departmental meetings, professional development and quality improvement programs, as appropriate.
- Assist food service department in carrying out nutrition care plans.
- Monitoring tube feeding programs and designing nutrition care plans.
Eisenhower Center is an EEO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories - and is a 2019 Bronze Veteran-Friendly Employer, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.Â
Eisenhower Center endeavors to make this website accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (734) 677-0070. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.Job Type: Part-time
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
