JOB SUMMARY:
The primary purpose of this position is to assist the registered dietitian in the provision of the overall nutritional care of each nursing home and residential care resident in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards and to ensure that the resident’s nutritional care coincides with medical treatment and all services provided to the resident. The secondary purpose of this position is to assist in quality assurance monitoring of the dietary department in accordance with current applicable federal, state and local standards to assure that each resident receives meals and nourishments which are nutritionally adequate, appetizing, safe for consumption, and served in the consistency best tolerated by the resident
JOB RELATIONSHIPS:
1. Responsible to: Administrator, clinically accountable to Corporate Dietitian
2. Workers supervised: Dietary Staff
3. Working contacts: Corporate Dietitian, dietary staff, Dietary Manager, interdisciplinary care team, residents, and families,
EDUCATION:
1. Associate Degree in Nutrition/Applied Science.
EXPERIENCE:
1. Registration with the Commission for Dietetic Registration required.
2. Minimum 1 year experience in health care setting required.
3. Knowledge of dietary procedures, as well as related laws, regulations and guidelines pertaining to nursing homes.
4. The ability to help plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, etc., of the Food Service Department under the direction of the Registered Dietitian and/or Administrator.
Legacy Health Services offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life and 401(k) with company match. To learn more about joining the Legacy Health Services family, please visit our website at www.LHShealth.com
Legacy Health Services is a family owned and operated post-acute care company based in Parma, Ohio. “Our Family Caring for Yours” is as true today as it was when the company was created over fifty years ago. Legacy Health Services provides a complete continuum of care that includes skilled nursing, assisted living, rehabilitation services, long-term care and affiliates that provide full-time nurse practitioners and hospice. We provide our residents with compassionate care and quality services to meet all of their needs, both clinical and non-clinical. We value each of our residents as individuals, with unique physical, spiritual, social, emotional and intellectual needs. Our goal is to treat everyone like family- with compassion, respect and kindness.