Registered Dietician

Registered Dietitian – Hillcrest Health & Rehab

Location: Bellevue, NE Service Line: Hillcrest Health & Living Schedule: Full-Time

Hillcrest Health & Living is looking for a knowledgeable, detail-oriented, and compassionate Registered Dietitian to support our teams at Hillcrest Health and Rehab.

This role provides the opportunity to make a meaningful impact at the Hillcrest community supporting residents' nutritional needs, partnering with interdisciplinary teams, and helping ensure high-quality care in skilled nursing, post-acute, and long-term care settings.

At Hillcrest, our mission is simple: Inspiring people to live their best lives. As a Registered Dietitian, you will play an important role in helping residents maintain strength, health, dignity, and quality of life through thoughtful nutrition care and clinical collaboration.

What You'll Do

As a Registered Dietitian, you will assess residents' nutritional needs and provide the documentation, education, and care planning support needed to meet state, federal, and Hillcrest standards.

You will:

• Assess residents and develop individualized nutrition plans of care.
• Ensure residents' nutritional needs are met in alignment with care goals, physician orders, and regulatory requirements.
• Review labs, MAR/TAR, weights, diet orders, and clinical changes to identify needed interventions.
• Monitor and help prevent significant weight loss.
• Complete required clinical documentation accurately and timely.
• Complete Section K of the MDS and stay current with clinical documentation needs.
• Attend NAR meetings and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
• Provide nutrition education to residents, families, and team members as needed.
• Develop and support nutritional in-services to help ensure appropriate dietary information is understood and followed.
• Calculate, order, and monitor tube feeding needs.
• Monitor residents who require assisted dining support.
• Partner with Culinary Services leadership on menu recommendations and resident nutrition needs.
• Demonstrate knowledge of state and federal regulations for skilled nursing, post-acute, and long-term care settings.
• Build positive, professional relationships with residents, families, team members, and leadership.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a Registered Dietitian who is clinically strong, organized, and comfortable supporting multiple communities.

The right candidate will bring strong attention to detail, confidence with documentation, and a collaborative approach to working with nursing, culinary services, therapy, providers, residents, and families.

Ideal candidates will have:

• At least two years of experience as a clinical dietitian in long-term care, post-acute care, skilled nursing, or a similar setting preferred.
• Strong understanding of nutrition assessments, care planning, documentation, and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of MDS documentation, Section K, weight monitoring, and nutrition-related interventions.
• Experience with tube feeding calculations, monitoring, and follow-through.
• Ability to partner effectively with culinary, nursing, clinical, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication skills with residents, families, team members, and leadership.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A calm, flexible, and professional approach in changing or stressful situations.
• Comfort using technology and clinical resources efficiently and effectively.

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or a related field required.
• Active Registered Dietitian license in the state of Nebraska required.
• Previous long-term care, post-acute care, or skilled nursing experience preferred.

Why Hillcrest?

At Hillcrest, nutrition care is an important part of helping residents feel well, stay strong, and maintain quality of life. Your work will directly support resident outcomes, satisfaction, safety, and overall care planning.

As a Registered Dietitian, you will be a trusted clinical partner who helps connect nutrition, care goals, resident preferences, and quality outcomes across two Hillcrest communities.

Physical & Other Requirements

• Must be able to speak, read, and write English.
• Must be able to independently lift up to 35 pounds.
• Must be able to perform repetitive sitting, bending, standing, walking, and movement as needed.
• Must be flexible, calm, and professional in stressful situations.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail.
• Must be able to utilize technology and clinical resources efficiently and effectively.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ready to Support Resident Health Through Nutrition?

If you are a Registered Dietitian who is passionate about clinical nutrition, resident-centered care, and strong interdisciplinary teamwork, we invite you to apply for the Registered Dietitian role.

Join Hillcrest Health & Living and help us continue inspiring people to live their best lives through thoughtful nutrition care, clinical excellence, and meaningful service.