The Registered Dietitian works closely with the Dietary Supervisor to ensure that all staffing, food ordering, preparation, food delivery and clean-up in accordance with facility policies, physician orders, resident care plans and appropriate regulations and clinical assessments of residents to assure nutritional needs are met. Must be willing to assist with all need of the dietary department.

Responsibilities

• Ability to communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment.
• Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.
• Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures.
• Participates in regularly scheduled conferences including department head meetings and care plan meetings.
• Oversees the purchase of food and supplies within budget and maintain a supply to adequately cover each meal.
• Provides technical guidance and administrative direction over diet planning, menu formulation, preparation and service of regular and therapeutic diets.
• Plans menus assuring they conform to nutritional standards, government and established regulations and procedures.
• Interviews residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history.
• Participates in maintaining records of the resident’s food likes and dislikes.
• Chart dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Visits residents periodically to evaluate quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
• Monitors meals to assure they provide nutritious, well-prepared, and palatable meals in a timely and consistent manner while adhering to menus and diet orders.
• Oversees appropriate meals/snacks are served to residents with special dietary needs.
• Monitors food production, use of standardized recipes and menus and ensuring proper preparation and storage of food and supplies.
• Monitors tray line and meal service to assure the highest level of quality and timeliness of food service is maintained.
• Monitors to assure adequate food and supplies for disaster preparedness as required by state and federal regulations is maintained.
• Assists to create job assignments and set priorities.
• Meets facilities policies and State and Federal regulations regarding sanitation and safe food handling techniques.
• Conducts at least monthly sanitation rounds of the kitchen and related areas to assure regulatory requirements and sanitation are maintained.
• Develops plans of correction following State, Federal and QA surveys, as needed.
• Maintains records, manage budget and supplies.
• Monitors food preparation and food storage areas to be sure that health and sanitation regulations are being met.
• Reviews resident diet information and care plans, discusses with resident, family, and nursing staff, as necessary to make appropriate changes.
• Creates and implements procedures for department equipment to be operated only by trained, authorized personnel in a safe manner.
• All Other duties, as assigned.

Education:

• Must be a Registered Dietitian licensed by the State of Michigan.
• Bachelors degree in Dietetics or related discipline
• At least two years’ experience as a professional dietitian in long term care with some administrative responsibility.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Healthcare setting:

• Skilled nursing facility

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Work Location: In person