Clinical Dietitian: Resident Nutrition & Healing

Envive Healthcare; Keystone Manor (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Envive Healthcare is seeking a Dietitian to review residents on admission, ensure nutrition needs are met, and develop individualized Nutrition Plans of Care. You will assess weight changes, wounds, and energy needs, and participate in Clinically At-Risk and food committee meetings.

You will conduct room visits to observe nutrition habits, meet with residents and families to implement interventions, and monitor dining room conditions and meal trays for quality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Review all new residents on admission to ensure adequate nutrition is offered to meet nutrition needs.
• Review current residents quarterly, annually and as needed.
• Review residents for significant weight loss/gain
• Assess and review residents for wounds that are caused by pressure, calculate energy needs and make appropriate recommendations to support wound healing and wound prevention.
• Attend Clinically at-Risk meetings.
• Attend food committee meetings as needed.
• Complete section K of the MDS
• Write Nutrition Plan of Care and update as needed.
• Conduct room visits for observation of the resident and to obtain habits relating to current nutrition practices.
• Meet with resident/family as needed to implement appropriate nutrition interventions.
• Tour of Dietary Services as needed to observe sanitary conditions.
• Dining Room observations as needed to identify ancillary services that may benefit to the resident.
• Meal tray audits monthly and as needed to ensure foods are being served at appropriate temperatures, foods are palatable and for plate presentation.
• RD recommendations for MD approval.
• Communicate with Nursing staff as needed for root cause analysis.

Job description

Envive Healthcare is seeking a Dietitian to review residents on admission, ensure nutrition needs are met, and develop individualized Nutrition Plans of Care. You will assess weight changes, wounds, and energy needs, and participate in Clinically At-Risk and food committee meetings.

You will conduct room visits to observe nutrition habits, meet with residents and families to implement interventions, and monitor dining room conditions and meal trays for quality and safety.