Dietary Services - Dietitian

Dietary Services - Dietitian

Join a healthcare team as a Registered Dietitian for a 13-week assignment working 40 hours per week on day shifts. This role provides clinical nutrition services across multiple care settings, including long-term care, assisted living, hospital inpatient units, cardiac rehabilitation, cancer services, and outpatient programs. The Dietitian will collaborate with providers, nursing staff, and foodservice teams to ensure optimal nutritional care while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.

Responsibilities include conducting nutritional assessments, developing and implementing individualized nutrition care plans, monitoring patient and resident nutritional status, providing medical nutrition therapy, counseling patients and families on dietary needs, participating in interdisciplinary care planning, reviewing and updating nutrition documentation, ensuring compliance with clinical and regulatory standards, supporting foodservice operations, educating staff on nutrition-related topics, collaborating with physicians, nurses, and rehabilitation teams, assisting with quality improvement initiatives, and serving as a liaison between clinical and foodservice departments to promote positive patient outcomes across long-term care, assisted living, hospital, outpatient, cardiac rehabilitation, and oncology settings.

Requirements: Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential required. Bachelor's Degree required. Master's Degree preferred. BLS Certification required. Clinical nutrition experience in Long-Term Care (LTC) preferred. Experience with inpatient and outpatient nutrition services preferred. Knowledge of CMS, Joint Commission, and New York State Department of Health regulations preferred. Strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills required.