Dietician

Envive Healthcare; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Envive Healthcare in Noblesville, IN, seeks a licensed dietitian to review new admissions and assess nutrition needs, developing individualized plans.

Responsibilities include quarterly reviews, wound nutrition assessments, attending risk and food committee meetings, and coordinating with nursing staff to optimize interventions. Room visits and meal audits support accurate nutrition delivery.

Responsibilities

• Review all new residents on admission to ensure adequate nutrition.
• Review current residents quarterly, annually and as needed.
• 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.
• 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 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

Dietitian Job Duties

• Reviewall new residents on admission to ensureadequate nutrition is offeredto meet nutrition needs.
• Reviewcurrent residents quarterly,annuallyand as needed.
• Reviewresidents for significant weight loss/gain
• Assessand reviewresidents for wounds that are caused by pressure, calculate energy needsand makeappropriate recommendationsto support wound healing and wound prevention.
• Attend Clinicallyat-Riskmeetings.
• Attend food committee meetingsasneeded.
• Complete section K of the MDS
• WriteNutritionPlan ofCare and update as needed.
• Conductroomvisits for observation of the resident and to obtainhabits relating to current nutrition practices.
• Meet with resident/family as needed to implementappropriatenutritioninterventions.
• Tour of Dietary Servicesas neededtoobservesanitary conditions.
• DinningRoom observations as neededtoidentifyancillary services thatmaybeneficialto the resident.
• Meal tray auditsmonthly and as neededto ensure foods are being servedat appropriatetemperatures,foods are palatableandforplate presentation.
• RD recommendationsfor MD approval.
• Communicatewith Nursing staff as needed for root cause analysis.