Part-Time Registered Dietician (RD)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

The Registered Dietitian reports to the Chief Administrative Officer and is responsible for providing

expert advise to facility staff to establish and maintain systems that are effective and efficient to operate the

dietary department and to enhance the quality of life of our residents by providing quality nutritional services

on a daily basis and assuring that the dietary department is maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner

in compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.

Schedule: Part-Time, Weekdays, 8 Hour per Week, Day Shift

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop dietary care plans and assessments.

• Assess and document the nutritional needs of each resident in accordance with the resident

comprehensive assessment and care plan.

• Assess and document residents’ food allergies and cultural backgrounds that may affect food

consumption.

• Develop a written dietary plan of care that identifies the dietary problems/needs of the resident and

the goals to be accomplished for each dietary problem/need identified.

• Review and plan all regular and therapeutic diets and menus as prescribed by the attending

physician.

• Review residents’ dietary profile, assessment plan, and plan of care for residents triggering related

to nutritional status and eating function. Recommend diet changes as appropriate to improve the

resident’s nutritional status and eating function.

• Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary.

• Approve all permanent menu substitutions.

• Ensure that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services

provided and of the resident’s response to the service.

• Respond to oral and written feedback from residents on food quality and service.

• Maintain a written record of the resident’s complaints and/or grievances that indicate the action

taken to resolve the complaint and the current status of the complaint.

Provide expert advice and consultation to residents, family members, and Director of Culinary

Services.

• Counsel residents regarding dietary likes and dislikes, appetite, food habits and therapeutic

menus.

• Develop and monitor systems to evaluate effectiveness of dietary department and assure

compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.

• Evaluate food based on nutritional adequacy, method of preparation, taste, appearance, serving

temperature and potion size.

• Assist Director of Culinary Services in adjusting recipes for desired yield.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess, a Bachelor’s Degree is Dietetics from an accredited college or university.

• Possess a current, unencumbered active license to practice as a dietician in the state.

• Must be knowledgeable of dietary practices and procedures as well as laws, regulations and

guidelines governing dietary functions in the long-term care facility.

• Must have training or 1 - 5 years of previous experience in cost control, food management and dietary therapy.

• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, and family members.

• Must have knowledge of methods and procedures for serving food, principles of sanitation, and

principles of safe food handling.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 30 pounds to a height of 2.5 feet and able

to push, pull, move and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.

• Must be able to stand, bend, lift and move intermittently throughout the work day in the dietary

services area and throughout the facility.

• Must be able to work outside of normal work hours including nights, holidays, and weekends as

needed to meet facility and position demands.

• Must be free of diseases that may be transmitted in the performance of job responsibilities during

the stage of communicability.

• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile

people within the facility.