What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Dietitian position at Heritage Park?
Become a clinical Registered Dietitian at Heritage Park today!
Part-time, 16 hours a week!
Registered Dietitians play an important role in enhancing the overall health and quality of life for our residents through the assessment of nutritional status and collaboration with other healthcare professionals to develop an individualized nutritional plan of care.
Key Responsibilities of a Registered Dietitian include:
- Uses clinical knowledge and experience to perform assessments to identify residents’ current needs for nutrition services and those residents at nutritional risk.
- Interviews residents, family members, legal representatives, and significant others to obtain and update information needed to develop individualized plans of care.
- Works cooperatively with members of the interdisciplinary and clinical teams.
- Conducts regular meal observations and interviews staff and residents to ensure that all residents are receiving food in the amount, type, consistency, and frequency to maintain adequate nutritional parameters.
Qualifications:
- Required: Must have and maintain current dietitian registration from the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
- Required: All Registered Dietitians will hold a current certification and/or license in the state(s) in which they are practicing.
- Preferred: Nutrition documentation experience.
What’s in it for you?
As a Registered Dietitian at ASC, you will have the opportunity to build ongoing relationships with residents and their families, which will allow you to witness the positive outcomes of your efforts while providing a sense of fulfillment in the work that you are doing.
After 90 days of employment, we offer alternative schedules for our Registered Dietitians, with the potential for remote work.
What’s in it for you? Benefits and perks include:
- Earn some of the best wages in the market!
- Access a portion of your earned wages before payday with PayActiv
- Paid Time Off (PTO), holiday pay and opportunities to earn additional PTO
- Medical, vision & dental insurance with Telehealth option and flex spending accounts
- Paid training, skills certification & career development support
- Continued education opportunities with company-sponsored scholarship programs
- Tuition reimbursement and certification reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan options
- Lucrative Employee Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program & wellness support
- Retail, food & entertainment discounts, and so much more
- Full-Time and Part-Time Benefits may vary, terms and conditions apply
About American Senior Communities
Bring your heart to work! Caring people make the difference at American Senior Communities!
Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., they are our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.
American Senior Communities has proudly delivered patient centered care since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Each of our 80 American Senior Community is part of the neighborhood in which it exists. Our leaders and staff live in surrounding areas and know the community well. As partners in senior care, we are not just doing a job, but following a calling.
We are Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.
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