Registered Dietitian

Registered Dietitian

Required Qualifications:
Registered Dietitian with current IL licensure
Experience providing nutrition/dietetic services, preferably in a long-term care, skilled nursing, healthcare, or residential care environment
Experience performing nutritional assessments and developing nutrition care plans
Ability to document assessments and care plans in an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
Knowledge of medically prescribed and liberalized diets
Ability to review menus, recipes, dietary operations, and food-service practices
Knowledge of HIPAA/privacy and confidentiality requirements
Ability to work onsite
Must provide current resume and proof of applicable IL licensure

Key Responsibilities:
Conduct nutrition assessments for residents and develop nutrition care plans upon admission.
Review and revise resident care plans at least quarterly, after significant condition changes, or when requested.
Evaluate medically prescribed diets and monitor residents' nutritional status.
Document assessments, evaluations, monitoring, and care plans in residents' medical records.
Review and modify menus using long-term-care dietary concepts, including liberalized diets.
Observe meal preparation and service and conduct kitchen inspections.
Recommend improvements to dietary and food-service operations.
Assist in developing dietary policies, procedures, resident diet manuals, and recipes.
Develop and provide quarterly in-service education to Facility personnel.
Submit written reports following visits detailing findings, recommendations, progress notes, and progress against previous recommendations.
Attend and assist with regulatory surveys when requested by Facility management.
Coordinate scheduled visits with the Dietary Manager/Home Administrator and provide advance notice regarding planned absences.
Perform other dietetic services requested by food-service management and Facility operations.

Notes:

Onsite, Part-Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, as scheduled
Hours: Minimum 22 hours/month; generally, not to exceed 8 hours/week, with additional hours potentially required

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status