Registered Dietitian

Arc HEALTH RESOURCES

Position Title: Registered Dietician

Location: New City (Clinic)

Position Status: Per Diem

Hours: 8 to 15 hours per week depending on need

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Registered Dietician will deliver habilitative medical nutrition therapy to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This critical position focuses on optimizing nutritional status, mitigating specialized high-risk clinical factors (such as dysphagia and choking), and empowering individuals, families, and residential staff through hands-on education including providing recommendations that support integrated and coordinated care planning.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, Dietetics, or related field.

State Certification: Valid certification as a Certified Dietician-Nutritionist by the New York State Education Department (NYSED).

Credential: Current, active registration as a Registered Dietician (RD) or Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN) through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Minimum Experience: 1 year of clinical dietetics experience working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in outpatient, community-based or developmental disability service settings preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSAs): Must be able to perform CPR. Proficient in managing complex nutrition therapies, including enteral nutrition (tube feeding) and mechanical texture constraints. Knowledge of intellectual and developmental disabilities and their impact on nutritional status, feeding, health outcomes and quality of life. Knowledge of common chronic health conditions including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, dysphagia and food allergies. Knowledge of adaptive feeding techniques and collaboration with speech-language pathology and occupational therapy services. Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized nutrition care plans. Strong documentation and electronic heath record proficiency. Strong organizational and time management skills.

Required Certification/Registration: Current New York State certification as a Dietician-Nutritionist (CDN).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide medical nutrition therapy for individuals with conditions including, but not limited to, obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, swallowing difficulties, food allergies, and other nutrition-related diagnoses.

• Monitor and evaluate nutritional status and effectiveness of interventions through ongoing reassessment and follow up.

• Collaborate with day habilitation programs, residential, nursing, and families to ensure carry over

• Complete treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries with established timeframes.

• Ensure compliance with professional standards, ethical guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Collaborate with the Article 16 team including Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Medical Director.

• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete contemporaneous clinical documentation in the electronic health record in accordance with Article 16, OPWDD, Medicaid and agency requirements.

• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and care management meetings.

• Train families, caregivers, direct support professionals, and residential staff on nutrition-related topics and prescribed dietary interventions.

• Collaborate with clinical and support staff to address feeding difficulties, swallowing concerns and weight management issues.

• Maintain required professional licenses, certifications, and continuing education credits.

• Ensure documentation supports medical necessity and regulatory compliance.

• Maintains records in accordance with agency policies, professional standards, HIPAA requirements, Medicaid regulations and OPWDD guidelines.

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SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments, including evaluation of medical history, dietary intake, feeding abilities, and nutrition-related risk factors.

• Develop individualized nutrition care plans based on assessed needs, medical diagnoses, and person-centered goals.

• Monitor and evaluate nutritional status and effectiveness of interventions through ongoing reassessment and follow up.

• Recommend dietary modifications, adaptive feeding strategies, and specialized diets as clinically indicated.

• Provide education to individuals, families, caregivers, residential staff, nursing and day habilitation using developmentally appropriate and person-centered approaches.

• Other duties as assigned by Director to support clinic operations and the needs of individuals receiving services.
  

The Arc Rockland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Arc Rockland strives to create and maintain a work environment in which people are treated with dignity, decency, and respect, providing everyone with an equal opportunity to thrive. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that values the unique perspectives and contributions of all of our employees – a workplace where every employee is able to bring their whole self to work.