Dietician

MISSION STATEMENT:

Acacia Network provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage. We also offer generous paid time off, including vacation days and paid holidays, to support a healthy work-life balance. We prioritize the well-being of our employees both professionally and personally. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

POSITION OVERVIEW:                                                                                                                        

• The Registered Dietician has experience providing nutrition education to patients and mitigating risk factors. You must be ready to collaborate with physicians, therapists, and nurses in order to tailor dietary services and improve patient outcomes. The Registered Dietician should be a great communicator, critical thinker and leader. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of conducting nutrition assessments, identifying patients at risk and creating diet plans. You should be able to analyze the effectiveness of interventions and use metrics to implement data-driven improvements.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:                                                                                           

• Direct, supervise and coordinate all the functions and activities and related to clinical nutritional care.

• Develop or review and revised and implement policies and procedures to assure compliance with JCAHO standards and federal and state regulations, laws and guidelines.

• Develop the monthly Performance Improvement Clinical Nutrition Report.

• Develop and implement plans to facilitate the provision of high quality and appropriate nutrition care to residents.

• Participate or lead interdisciplinary teams, committees, and FS managers meetings.

• Provide dietary services in accordance with company guidelines, state, and deferral laws and regulations.

• Develop nutrition plans and implement interventions based on knowledge of patient’s current health.

• Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual assessments of clients and adapt nutritional plans as needed.

• Implement personalized, age-specific and culturally appropriate nutrition strategies.

• Deliver Client Nutrition recommendations to physicians, nurses, and aides.

• Provide nutrition education and counseling for Casa Promesa clients/residents.

REQUIREMENTS:                                                                                                                              

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Biology or related field.

• Master’s Degree preferred.

• Must be registered in the state of New York.

• Candidate must possess good verbal, writing and organizational skills.

• Candidate must have strong computer knowledge to prepare statistics, data, and reports.

            Registered Dietician Job Description - Casa Promesa/Skilled Nursing Facility.

• Bi-lingual, English and Spanish preferred.

WHY JOIN US?

Acacia Network provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage. We also offer generous paid time off, including vacation days and paid holidays, to support a healthy work-life balance. We prioritize the well-being of our employees both professionally and personally.

 As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.