REGISTERED DIETITIAN SPECIALIST Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4846591) Apply  REGISTERED DIETITIAN SPECIALIST Salary $4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly Location Jackson, LA Job Type Classified Job Number ELMHS2.25.25RDS Department LDH-Office of Behavioral Health Opening Date 02/25/2025 Closing Date 3/11/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This vacancy is located in the NUTRITIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services. *This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.* The position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available. This position is in a Career Progression Group and may be filled as a Registered Dietitian Applicant, Registered Dietitian, or Registered Dietitian Specialist depending on the qualifications of the candidate selected. The maximum salary of the Registered Dietitian Specialist is $81,141.00 annually. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please listall work experience. Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire. No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. For further information about this vacancy, please contact: LDH- ELMHS Human Resources Jackson, LA 70748 225-634-0680 Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a permanent Louisiana dietitian/nutritionist license plus two years of experience as a registered dietitian. Job Concepts Function of Work: To serve as a specialist in the nutritional care of patients with severe medical and/or nutritional problems. Level of Work: Advanced. Supervision Received: General from a higher level Registered Dietitian or administrative official. Supervision Exercised: May exercise direct line over professional, paraprofessional, and non-professional dietary personnel. Location of Work: Twenty-four hour facilities statewide. Job Distinctions: Differs from Dietitian by the highly specialized nature of work. Differs from higher level Registered Dietitian jobs by lack of emphasis on supervisory and management responsibilities. Examples of Work Serves as specialist in hospitals in the care of patients with medically acute and chronic nutritional problems such as; the leukemia, renal, oncology, obstetrics and GYN, surgery, medicine, neurology, orthopedics, psychiatric rehabilitation, or neo-natal units. Develops and implements highly specialized diets and nutrition plans for clinics, out-patients, and hospitalized patients. Calculates, writes, adapts, and modifies diets or menus to meet individual needs. Visits patients daily and teaches patients and their families the practical and technical aspects of the diet as it relates to the particular patient's health problem. Develops and implements nutritional assessment care plan for patients with severe nutritional problems. Calculates, determines, and schedules amounts of food and supplies needed to be purchased. Determines specifications for food, supplies, and equipment to meet the needs of the institution, such as teaching hospital. Serves as an administrative specialist in inventory control and procedures, food cost determinations, and allocations and financial reports. Teaches nutrition classes to medical and dietetic students, interns, and residents. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge? + Yes + No 02 If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A. 03 Are you a current, permanent employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System? + Yes + No 04 Do you possess a permanent Louisiana dietitian/nutritionist license? + Yes + No 05 If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered 'NO', enter N/A. 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