Dietitian

Dietician

RATE: $30.00 - $34.00/hr. (dependent upon experience)

SHIFT: Full-Time, Days

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Dietician works with the Food Service Director, Diet Technician, and other Dietary personnel to ensure that proper nutritional care is maintained. Communicates and establishes a rapport with other disciplines within the facility. Frequently interact with the residents on a 1:1 basis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares/oversees an initial nutritional assessment of all admitted residents. 
• Participates in assuring that regular and therapeutic diet menus are nutritionally adequate and by the approved facility diet manual.
• Works with the diet technician to coordinate weekly weights, meal patterns, nourishments, meal supplements intake and consistency appropriateness, intake study requirements and result, documentation requirements, transfer/discharge summaries, and tube feed reviews. Reviews, evaluate, and charts (as needed) pertinent lab values. 
• Continually counsels and educates the patients, residents, family members, and facility personnel on proper therapeutic and essential nutrition in conjunction with a diet technician. 
• Monitors patient/resident meal, nourishment, supplement intake, and consistency appropriateness. 
• Make appropriate referrals to OT, Speech Therapist, Dentist, and Nursing staff. 
• Works in conjunction with the Food Service Director to ensure that:
  • Policy and procedures are current and reviewed annually. 
  • Dietetic education programs are planned to keep the dietary and nursing departments updated and informed as required by Education Department.
  • The facility diet manual is current and approved. 
  • Temporary and permanent dietary changes are nutritionally adequate. 
• Attends interdisciplinary meetings, including weekly comprehensive care planning sessions. Also attends seminars outside the facility that are pertinent to job performance and credentials. 
• Reviews facility and dietary department meeting minutes to keep informed of current events within the facility. 
• Maintains registration requirements by New York State. 
• Provides a copy of the registration to the facility upon hire and with subsequent renewal. 
• Evaluates diet histories and reviews nourishment and supplement records. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Dietetics/Nutrition
• Registered with American Dietetic Association
• One year of long-term care facility experience preferred 
• Must attend continuing education credit in-service hours to fulfill ADA requirements 

Why join us?

• Weekly Paychecks
• Referral Bonuses up to $1,000/referral
• Flexible Schedules
• Peer Mentorship
• Generous Paid Time Off