Dietitian II: Grand Junction Regional Center (Western Slope)

Dietitian Services Position

This position exists to provide dietetic services to people residing at the Grand Junction Regional Center. This position ensures compliance with all State and Federal regulations relating to food and nutrition services. The position ensures that the medically and/or psychiatrically complex people receive appropriate diets to ensure their safety and well-being, along with honoring personal preferences and choices. The position is to also educate staff and people regarding healthy meal planning, preparation of meals, serving sizes, tracking of caloric intake, and safe food handling.

Primary Job Duties:

• Dietetic Services/Nutritional Therapy: Analyzes clinical laboratory data and physicians' orders, reviews, and enters dietary data/information into the electronic health record (EHR). Provides data/information to multidisciplinary teams at least quarterly and annually. Oversees the GJRC program of monitoring and compliance for safe food temperatures. Uses evidence-based medical practices to complete individualized dietary care plans and assessments upon admission, quarterly, and annually.
• Training/Development of Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures: Acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for procedure and standard operating procedures through writing, training, and review for dietary and nutritional services that are based on the most current evidence-based practices and align with CDPHE, HCPF, and Health Department regulations. Develops learning and supports Individual Support Plan programs in the electronic health record (EHR) to support people to reach individualized goals identified upon admission, quarterly, and annually. Ongoing monitoring of learning and support programs, completing quarterly and annual record reviews.
• Menu Planning and Purchasing: This position is responsible for overseeing the process of living site menu submission, review, follow-up, and approval. This position will develop menus specific to diagnoses associated with food consumption or the digestive system. This position will maintain an electronic tracking system of living site menus. Monitors International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) menu books for relevance and updating.
• Collaboration with Team Members: Actively participates in quarterly and annual person served meetings where diagnoses associated with food consumption or the digestive system are discussed. Communicates with interdisciplinary team members (IDT)/multidisciplinary team members (MDT) regarding dietary issues. Coordinates nutritional components of medical care with medical personnel.
• Other Duties as Assigned

This position is 100% In-Person: You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some evenings and weekends may be required. Specific shift assignment will be determined upon hire based on program needs. Please note: Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.