Registered Dietitian - Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation

Job Summary Coordinates nutritional care of residents by completing nutritional assessments, developing and implementing care plans and documenting dietary information about residents. Provides guidance and collaborates with the Dietary Manager in the provision of food and nutrition services.

Essential Job Functions Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.

Residents Rights • Knows and respects resident rights • Ensures protected health information is kept confidential • Reports complaints made by residents to supervisor • Reports all allegations of resident abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of resident property Safety • Uses standard precautions as outlined in the Infection Control Manual – Practice Guidelines. • Observes safety needs of residents as indicated in care plan • Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies when indicated and properly trained to use • Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations • Identifies location of SDS for chemicals used. Is familiar with eye wash station Staff Development • Attends scheduled in-service training and completes educational training in the (Center) learning management system as required by regulatory agencies and company policies • Participates in QAPI program • Maintains registration as required by the Commission of Dietetic Registration and meets requirements for state licensure/certification • Provides in-service training, educational classes, and other opportunities for staff to meet regulations and for educational development. 

Nutritional Care Responsibilities • Uses (Center) forms and guidelines for nutritional care of residents in the Dietary Procedures Manual and relevant clinical practice guides • Ensures physician’s orders are followed making recommendations for changes as needed • Completes nutritional assessments, MDSs, CAAs and care plans using PCC the electronic health record system • Provides routine and change of condition progress notes in the residents’ medical records • Participates with the interdisciplinary team concerning residents’ plan of care during care conferences • Checks residents’ progress toward meeting nutritional goals and determines effectiveness of nutritional care plan; documents outcome in progress notes and adjusts care plans as needed • Visits residents regarding menus, food service, food preferences and nutritional care 

Education • Bachelors degree or other advanced degree in dietetics Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; and license or certification by the state where he/she practices, if required. 

Experience • At least two years experience in long-term care, preferred

Physical Demands • Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Talking, hearing, depth perception, and accommodation of visual focus

Travel • Less than 20%

Working Conditions • Inside