Registered Dietitian--Nutritional Services Administrator

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　　Registered Dietitian--Nutritional Services Administrator

　　Salary

　　Depends on Qualifications

　　Location

　　Jackson, LA

　　Job Type

　　Classified

　　Job Number

　　ELMHS1.17.24RDADMIN

　　Department

　　LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

　　Opening Date

　　01/18/2024

　　Closing Date

　　2/4/2024 11:59 PM Central

　　Description

　　Benefits

　　Questions

　　Supplemental Information

　　This vacancy is located in the Nutritional Services Department at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised or 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.

　　This position may be filled as either Probational; a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); or Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected.

　　Resumes will notbe accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

　　Please list allwork 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 by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.

　　Application received - Your application has been submitted successfully.

　　Evaluating experience - Your application is being reviewed by Human Resources to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

　　Minimum Qualification Review – See History – Click the History link for the results of your application review. Passing candidates will designate as "Pass". Failing candidates will designate as "Fail".

　　Eligible for consideration - You are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position.

　　Eligible Pending Supplemental Qualification Review - Only candidates meeting the supplemental qualification will be eligible for referral.

　　Referred to hiring manager for review - Your application has been delivered to the hiring manager. You may or may not be called for an interview.

　　Position filled - Someone has been selected for the position.

　　Position canceled - The agency has decided not to fill the position.

　　The State of Louisiana only accepts online applications. Paper applications will not be accepted. Computer access is available at your local library, at local Louisiana Workforce Commission Business Career Solutions Centers (https://www.laworks.net/Downloads/WFD/B&CSC_Contacts.pdf) , and at the State Civil Service Testing and Recruiting Center at 5825 Florida Boulevard, Room 1070, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. If you require an ADA accommodation, please contact our office at (225) 925-1911 or Toll Free: (866) 783-5462 during business hours for additional assistance.

　　(Please note: Libraries and LWC centers cannot provide in-depth assistance to applicants with limited computer skills; therefore, we suggest that such applicants have someone with computer proficiency accompany them to these facilities to assist with the computer application process. Also, no State Civil Service employees are housed at the libraries or LWC centers to answer specific questions about the hiring process. Such questions should be directed to our Baton Rouge Information and Testing Office at the phone numbers above or by visiting the office on Florida Blvd. where assistance is available. Information is also provided on our job seeker website at www.jobs.la.gov).

　　For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

　　LDH- ELMHS Human Resources

　　Jackson, LA 70748

　　225-634-0571

　　You are strongly encouraged to apply for this posting using your online application. It is recommended that you apply for all job titles that you are interested in.

　　Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

　　Qualifications

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

　　Possession of a permanent Louisiana Dietitian/Nutritionist License plus four years of professional level dietetics experience.

　　SUBSTITUTIONS:

　　A master's degree in food and nutrition, dietetics or institutional management will substitute for one year of the required experience.

　　NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

　　Job Concepts

　　Function of Work:

　　To manage all activities in a large Nutritional Services Department.

　　Level of Work:

　　Manager.

　　Supervision Received:

　　Administrative direction from an administrative or executive officer.

　　Supervision Exercised:

　　Direct line over professional and non-professional dietary personnel.

　　Location of Work:

　　Health Care Facilities Statewide.

　　Job Distinctions:

　　Differs from the Registered Dietitian - Nutritional Services Manager and Director by the responsibility for directing all food preparation and service operations in a health care facility nutritional services department which meets at least two (2) of the following criteria: (1) a departmental budget in excess of $900,000 per year; (2) meals served are in excess of 26,000 per month; (3) staff of over 25.

　　Examples of Work

　　Directs all food preparation and service operations.

　　Establishes long range objectives, short term goals, and priorities for the department.

　　Establishes requirements for all raw food purchases, supplies, and labor in accordance with a predetermined monthly and annual budget.

　　Supervises the food cost accounting procedures.

　　Determines and accurately allocates food service costs to patients and cafeteria patrons.

　　Establishes plans for departmental productivity and unit productivity.

　　Establishes mechanisms to accurately determine and assign labor costs to patients and non-patients.

　　Establishes requirements for inventory control for food supplies.

　　Establishes nutritional care programs for out-patients.

　　Determines the types of germicidal chemicals to be used regarding food safety.

　　Confers with other department heads in coordinating activities of the dietary department with other departments of the agency.

　　Establishes, implements, and interprets departmental policies and procedures.

　　Plans, in final, house menus and specifications for receipt and use of foodstuffs.

　　Supervises and evaluates Dietitians in the clinical areas.

　　May provide professional clinical dietary services such as dietary counseling, planning special diets, conducting dietary clinics, and analyzing food/drug interactions.

　　May direct the activities of administrative dietetics at Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans.

　　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

　　Do you posses a permanent Louisiana Dietitian/Nutritionist License?

　　Yes

　　No

　　02

　　If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the following: License Number, Original Issue Date, and Expiration Date. If you answered 'NO', please enter N/A.

　　03

　　Do you have four (4) years or more of professional level experience in dietetics?

　　Yes

　　No

　　04

　　Are you a current employee of ELMHS?

　　Yes

　　No

　　Required Question

　　Agency

　　State of Louisiana

　　Address

　　For agency contact information, please refer to

　　the supplemental information above.

　　Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

　　Phone

　　(866) 783-5462

　　Website

　　http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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