What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Dietitian Assistant position at Welcome! (All Jobs)?
Become a Clinical Dietitian Assistant in Mishawaka, Indiana Today!
30-40 Hours Per Week
Clinical Dietitian Assistants work closely with the Registered Dietitian to enhance the overall health and quality of life for our residents, helping to collect health information and collaborating with other healthcare professionals to implement individualized nutritional plans of care.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Completes and updates nutritional status for the resident assessments under the direction of the Registered Dietitian.
- Performs resident reviews to identify each resident’s needs for nutrition services and those at nutritional risk.
- Works cooperatively with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care.
- Responsible for recording resident weights to monitor and identify significant weight changes.
- Conducts regular meal observations, reviews records, 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: Associate or bachelor’s degree in nutrition and Dietetics OR equivalent and actively pursuing a degree in a healthcare field, preferably nutrition/dietetics related or has a current Dietary Manager Certificate (CDM) with a Practitioner Certificate in Nutrition Care or equivalent.
- Preferred: Dietetic Technician, Registered
- Preferred: Personal Care Assistant training
What’s in it for you?
As a Clinical Dietitian Assistant at ASC, you will gain practical experience working alongside the Registered Dietitian, deepening your understanding of nutritional guidelines for the population we serve, and witness the positive outcomes of your efforts firsthand.
If you wish to pursue a career as a Registered Dietitian, you can take advantage of ASC’s tuition reimbursement policies and education partnerships across the state.
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.