What are the responsibilities and job description for the FT Registered Dietitian Sign On Bonus!! position at Schoellkopf Health Center?
MAIN FUNCTION: Provide quality nutritional care through the assessment of residents nutritional needs, quality of life indicators, food service practices and nutritional education programs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Develops and implements nutritional care plans, with ongoing adjustment as nutritional needs change.
- Completes documentation as required per MDS and PPS schedule.
- Evaluates all significant changes, weight changes, enteral and parenteral feedings and condition changes as per policy.
- Completes skin alert forms, provides nutritional recommendations/attends weekly skin meetings.
- Performs various tasks such as planning menus based on established guidelines, calculates nutrient intake and tests new products for use in the facility.
- Develops written policies and procedures pertaining to improvements in nutritional policy, to facility and equipment/in-services staff as needed.
- Participates in monitoring and improving standards of sanitation, safety and security.
- Acts as liaison with facility Food Services Department, to maintain quality standards of service to the residents.
- Monitors food service for conformance with quality standards by observing meals, for temperature, appearance, accuracy, acceptability and timeliness and quality.
- Participates in planning social functions with Activities Director in relation to food served.
- Assists residents and families with food selection and nutritional education as needed.
- Participates in weekly care plan meetings.
- Participate in Performance Improvement with bimonthly report and attendance of meeting.
- Obtains the required CEU’s (continuing education units) required by the American Dietetic Association to maintain registration.
- Communicate with physicians to facilitate nutritional recommendations or the residents as needed.
- Meets with pharmacy consultant for nutritional/medication careplanning as needed and at monthly BMARC meeting.
- Participates in monthly meeting with dialysis dietitian for ongoing careplanning of residents receiving dialysis.
- Completes CDM’s for reimbursement of enteral feedings and protein supplements in provision of the products.
- Enters all diet orders, food preferences, and nourishments into Geri Menu.
- Provides nutritional education via in-servicing to staff yearly and as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Dietetic/Nutrition
- Registration with the American Dietic Association
- CD/N, NYS Certified Dietician/Nutritionist
Full Time Monday-Friday with Flexibility as Needed
Pay: $35.00 - $42.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Wellness program
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
License/Certification:
- Registered Dietitian License (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $35 - $42