Regional Dietitian/Diet Tech - Sign-On Bonus!

Job Description

Job Description

Now offering a $7,500 Sign-On Bonus for qualified applicants hired into this role!

This is a great time to consider joining Continuing Healthcare Solutions as a Regional Dietitian or Diet Tech in this role you will plan, implement, and provide nutrition services for our various long-term care buildings within our southern region in Belpre, Coolville, and McConnelsville. Mileage reimbursement included!

Continuing Healthcare Solutions is the "Employer of Choice" in our industry, and we invite you to come join us where you will enjoy a great work environment as a Registered Dietitian or Diet Tech.

CHS is not just another long-term care company, we're an employee-owned company (ESOP!), meaning you are an owner and stakeholder in our collective growth and success. We believe in empowering our team, providing exceptional care to our residents, and being an industry leader throughout the communities we serve.

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Essential Functions:

• Assesses patient's knowledge of diet and kidney disease and provides education appropriate to patient's learning needs regarding the relationship of diet and kidney disease and the impact on the treatment process.
• Provides patient specific detailed education to patient/family/caregiver regarding nutritional status, adequacy measures and results, fluid status, and all nutrition related lab parameters pertaining to their disease process.
• Completes nutritional assessment and participates in the interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments.
• Participates with the interdisciplinary team in the development of a written, individualized comprehensive plan of care that specifies the services necessary to address the patient's needs, in accordance with established Federal and, where applicable, state licensure guidelines.
• Calculates diet prescription according to standard of practice.
• Completes progress notes on all chronic dialysis patients. Maintains complete and accurate documentation of all appropriate information in medical record according to established Federal and state regulations.
• Provides patient with ongoing nutrition assessment and outcome-oriented nutrition counseling necessary to assist patient in achieving and sustaining an effective nutritional status.
• Identifies malnourished patients as well as patients at risk for malnutrition and works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to identify appropriate interventions, resources or solutions. Reviews each patient's albumin level and body weight at least monthly. Implements plan of care with involvement of patient/family/caregiver.
• Monitors adherence and response to nutrition therapy, adjusts therapy as needed to achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status, documents why the patient was unable to achieve the goals and implements the plan of care to address issues impacting the patient's ability to achieve the goals.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on management and recommendations for mineral metabolism and renal bone disease, anemia and iron status, nutritional status, psychosocial status, vascular access, modality, rehabilitation status and sodium/volume control.
• When appropriate, works with Social Worker to coordinate plan of care for patient education and identifies candidates to refer to physician for nutritional supplements, as per disease management agreements.
• Reviews nutrition related lab results:
• Counsels patient and/or caregiver and formulates appropriate action.
• Recommends treatment changes to the interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
• Communicates with physician and/or facility staff regarding lab results as appropriate.
• Communicates lab results and recommended treatment changes to providers of patient care in nursing facilities (i.e. hospitals, short term and long term care facilities).
• Participates in pertinent staff meetings (i.e. general staff, quality improvement), Care plan meetings, and others as applicable.
• Consults with Medical Director regarding nutrition concerns as needed.
• Maintains and improves knowledge and skills for a competent and innovative practice.
• Maintains dietetic registration and continuing education hours as specified by American Dietetic Association and state licensure regulations where applicable.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team, ensuring that all work areas are safe and clean.
• Order and monitors supplements.
• Other nutrition management duties as assigned.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including traveling to multiple facilities within the region when needed.

Education Requirements:

Must hold Ohio licensure along with RD designation as required by CHS.

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or similar area of study.

Minimum of 1-year professional work experience in a Registered Dietitian role.