DIETITIAN (UMP)
Posted: March 27, 2025
Company: Illinois Department of Human Services
Employer Type: Government
Position Type: Full Time
Job Type: Dietician
Experience Level: Entry Level
Certification Required: Requires licensure as a dietitian nutritionist
Education Required: Bachelors
City: SPRINGFIELD
County: SANGAMON
Salary Range: $65000-$75000
Posting Identification Number 45885
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Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Dietitian for the Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center located in Springfield, Illinois to interpret diet prescriptions in the planning and preparation of menus and diets for individuals at the Center. Plans and directs the preparation of all diets. Participates in the habilitation planning process. Conducts in-service training to professional and para-professional staff with regard to proper nutrition and dietary requirements. Verifies compliance with Joint Commission and Public Health standards as well as the Center’s and DHS policies and procedures regarding nutrition and dietary needs.
Essential Functions
- Interprets diet prescriptions in the planning and preparation of menus and diets for individuals at Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center.
- Plans and directs the preparation of all diets.
- Conducts regular reviews of food and related supplies and equipment in the Stores areas and on the units.
- Performs quality assurance checks including sanitation, food production and physical plant.
- Conducts in-service training to professional and para-professional staff with regard to proper nutrition and dietary requirements.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Desired Skills
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with courses in dietetics.
- Requires licensure as a dietitian nutritionist by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as set forth in the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act (225 ILCS 30).
* This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
* The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
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