Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

* Full Time OR Part Time, Monday - Friday | Continuing education opportunities provided *

Masonic Village at Elizabethtown is hiring Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.

Opportunities include:

• Full Time Days, (40 hours per week) 7am - 3pm Monday-Friday including every 3rd Saturday
• Part Time Days, (24 hours per week) 7am - 3pm including 1 Saturday per month
• Part Time Days, (16 hours per week) 7am - 3pm including 1 Saturday per month

With over 145 years of providing award-winning care and services across the state of PA, Masonic Villages is driven by our Mission of Love to assist individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

Why Choose Masonic Villages:

Each campus is supported by corporate leaders who are fully invested in our Mission of Love and hiring like-minded individuals who are committed to providing heartfelt customer service and contributing to our team environment. When you join our team you can expect:

• Industry-leading benefits that start day one such as $0 cost medical coverage option ***
• Vacation Time/Flex Time and Paid Holidays ***
• Pay on-demand. Access up to $500 of your earned wages in real-time.
• Discounted Grocery gift cards
• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement
• Discounts for onsite Daycare
• Free Gym and Pool Membership ***
• Paid Lunch ***
• Discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and MORE!
• Shoe discounts
• Cell phone discounts
• Weekend differentials and additional shift differentials!
• Employer matched Retirement Savings with free financial planning ***
• A commitment to growing our leaders with leadership & mentorship programs available

Key: *** = Full Time & Part Time Regular Staff Only

What You'll Do:

As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, you will carry out our Mission of Love by assisting with dining services operations and customer service to residents, public and guests. Our Staff Dietitian is responsible for the following:

• Demonstrates technical knowledge of Medical Nutrition Therapy and proficiency with Resident Assessment Instrument. Assesses residents, using observation and evaluation of clinical records to obtain and interpret medical information, to determine nutritional status and to develop appropriate plans of care to meet resident needs in accordance with facility and regulatory standards. Updated 08/ 02/21
• Assesses residents at high nutritional risk (i.e., severe pressure ulcers, weight loss, tube fed, clinically complex) to determine an action plan to meet their increased needs in accordance with facility standards. Provides guidance to staff under direction of Chief Dietitian.
• Consults with and provides recommendation to medical, nursing and ancillary staff on appropriate nutritional interventions to improve resident nutritional status or prevent deterioration of health. Maintains HIPAA compliance.
• Provides nutritional counseling and education for residents and/or their families to assist them in understanding medical nutritional therapy and in making desired changes in eating habits. Assists in the development and provision of nutrition education of Food Services staff and medical and nursing staff.
• Participates in regularly scheduled Interdisciplinary Care Plan Conferences to provide insight for resident's holistic well-being with specific focus on nutritional status.
• Assists the Chief Dietitian in the implementation and coordination of the Food Services Quality Improvement Program as directed. 7. Demonstrates actions that promote excellent dining experience for residents in their neighborhood and/or with specific needs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Federal, State, and local regulations that pertain to food and nutritional care in a long-term care setting. Demonstrates knowledge of HACCP guidelines that pertain to food and nutritional care in a long-term care setting.
• Demonstrates knowledge of general and therapeutic nutrition with regard to meal planning and can perform resident care-oriented functions in Food Services computer system.

What You Definitely Have:

• Registered Dietitian status with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist with the state of
  Pennsylvania.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient ability to use computer for data entry and word processing-type functions.

Learn more about working at Masonic Villages of PA at our careers page: http://masonicvillages.org/careers/