NUTRITION ASSISTANT

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NUTRITION ASSISTANT/FOOD SERVICE PREP FOR OUR PATIENTS IN RESIDENTIAL EATING DISORDER TREATMENT.

Our ideal Nutrition Assistant candidate:

• Is confident and creative with cooking
• Is comfortable modeling normal eating behaviors with patients during meals
• Has experience in food service
• Has a normal relationship with food and eating, and can support patients by leading/co-leading meals and snacks
• Has evening and weekend availability
• Loves seeing patients recover from an eating disorder and other mental health diagnoses
• Lives close to Claremont for an easy commute
• Knows and understands eating disorders (or want to learn!)
• Is proficient in web-based applications
• Wants to bring creative ideas, passion, and expertise to further enrich and develop our dynamic program
• Loves nutrition and working closely with patients
• Is dedicated to helping our patients recover from eating disorders
• Is self-starting and loves working on a team

THIS POSITION REQUIRES FULL COVID-19 VACCINATION. THIS IS A FULLY-ONSITE POSITION

QUALIFICATIONS

• Completed or in progress- Bachelor of Science in Foods & Nutrition, Dietetics or related major
• Current or in progress- Food Handler's or ServSafe certification
• Knowledge of evidence based treatments

ROLE OF NUTRITION ASSISTANT

• Prepare a variety of meals according to patients' meal plans
• Lead and direct supported meals- monitoring meal completion, redirecting eating disorder behaviors and inappropriate topics of conversation
• Plating meal plan exchanges according to patients' meal plans
• Participate in care coordination, including multidisciplinary team meetings
• Maintain a clean kitchen environment
• Maintain detailed and timely documentation of meal records
• Provide milieu support to help patients abstain from eating disorder behaviors
• Help patients move towards a normal relationship with food
• Maintain appropriate and timely contact with members of the treatment team including Nutrition Program Manager, Clinical Dietitians, and Clinical Therapists

Physical Limitations:

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
• Must be able to climb and descend stairs
• Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Computer & Equipment Skills:

• Has good general knowledge of computer operations; uses a keyboard and calculator proficiently and with a high degree of accuracy
• Uses Microsoft Office Word and Excel as well as Internet and email programs proficiently, including Google platform applications such as google docs, sheets, forms, slides, etc
• Uses typical office equipment