What are the responsibilities and job description for the CLINICAL DIETICIAN position at Elan Skilled Nursing?
Come and join our team here at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab as a Registered Clinical Dietician!
Vacation, Sick, and Holiday Pay
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
403(b) plan matched by employer
Life Insurance - fully paid for by employer
Completes nutritional assessment and coordinates the clinical aspects of the Dietary Department to provide optimal nutritional care to the residents.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Performs nutritional assessments.
- Obtains food, fluid and snack preferences from resident and/or resident representative as able.
- Provides foods and fluids that accommodates residents allergies, intolanances and preferences.
- Develops nutritional care plans for residents.
- Counsels residents and/or resident representative concerning regular and/or therapeutic diets.
- Completes necessary documentation in the resident’s medical record appropriately and in a timely manner.
- Maintains compliance with standards of regulatory agencies in the clinical area of dietetics.
- Participates in Interdisciplinary conferences as needed.
- Completes required documentation for care plan conferences on a timely basis.
- Assists Clinical Dietitian Supervisor in planning therapeutic menus.
- Conducts staff training on therapeutic diets and related areas with staff members.
- Participates in performing audits as directed by Clinical Dietary Supervisor.
- Reviews nursing daily report for assigned units. Completes required documentation per policy.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be reliable and responsible, conforming to established work hours and maintaining an acceptable work attendance record.
Has good interpersonal skills, treats residents, families/visitors, and coworkers with courtesy.
Ability to work cooperatively with others.
Initiative, judgement, and decision-making ability.
Must be able to function independently.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from an accredited college or university.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports in medical records and business correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals as needed in completing accurate nutritional assessments.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
CERTIFICATE, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) by the State of Pennsylvania
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.