Registered Dietitian - Senior Total Life Care (TLC) - Gastonia, NC

Job Summary: Responsible for providing nutrition care and education to Senior Total Life Care (TLC) participants in a home and community-based model of care. Responsible for evaluating the participant’s nutritional status, development and implementation of nutritional care plans, assessment of nutrient requirements, recommendation of nutritional prescriptions, evaluation of participant tolerance, the effectiveness of nutritional care, and communication of nutritional data and information to the Primary Care Providers and other health professionals. Reports directly to the Center Manager.

Specifications

Education : Bachelor’s degree from ADA accredited institution with a major in nutrition. Master’s Degree plus approved work experience preferred.

Experience : 1 year’s experience working with the frail elderly population.

Number and Type of Employees Supervised (optional) : None

Licensure, Registry, or Certification Required : ADA registered. CDE status is preferred but not required. Must be CDE eligible in 24 months.

Special Training : Requires the ability to teach, analytical thinking, and the ability to provide care to geriatric participants, as well as knowledge of clinical dietetics. The candidate must only act within the scope of his or her authority to practice. Before working independently, the candidate must meet a standardized set of competencies for the specific position description established by Senior TLC and approved by CMS.

Location - Senior Total Life Care (TLC) Gastonia, NC

Key Responsibilities :

Performs nutritional assessments and reassessments as indicated by nutrition standards.

• Provides nutrition education to participants/caregivers as ordered by physicians and according to ADA standards. As well as provides nutrition education to staff and the community.
• Works collaboratively with other team members, implementing participant education.
• Assists with coordination of 24-hour care delivery.
• Documents participant changes appropriately in the medical record and communicates participant changes to team members as needed.
• Updates participants’ care plans appropriately throughout the reassessment period.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings.
• Participates, collaborates, and contributes as an Interdisciplinary team member (IDT). Emphasizes teamwork and collaboration in all clinic and Interdisciplinary interactions.
• Supports his/her Interdisciplinary Team and promotes unity among the team while interacting with the team, other co-workers, and/or participants.
• Supports team members and functions as a team player while providing that support and adheres to the “do no harm” team contract statement.
• Participates in participant care planning, including implementing SMART goals/interventions for the participants’ care plans, and enters all care plan information in a timely manner as per organizational protocols.
• Accepts teammates’ differences in professional assessment findings as they relate to participant care and supports teams’ decisions while promoting a united team for the participants’ continuity of care and staff development.
• Supports Senior TLC’s mission to encourage and support the quality of life of seniors wishing to continue living in the community; its vision to be the preferred provider of individualized care for seniors in the community; and its values of respect, integrity, accountability, compatible goals, and compassionate care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Kintegra Health Core Requirements

1. Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient

2. Build not Blame – Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person

3. Integrity and Honesty – Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers

4. Cooperation and Flexibility – Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description

5. Culturally Sensitive – Always working toward increasing one’s ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one’s own culture.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity.