What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietitian position at Vestracare?
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