Dietitian

Tarrytown Rehabilitation & Nursing Center; Village of Tarrytown (NY); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 56 000; Temps partiel

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Premium Compensation

Professional Growth & Stability

Résumé du poste

Tarrytown Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in New York is seeking a part-time Registered Dietitian to provide nutrition care across two facilities. The role focuses on assessing residents, planning individualized diets, and collaborating with the Food Service Director to implement therapeutic menus.

Experience in long-term care and current NY licensure are required, with a Master’s preferred. You will conduct rounds, monitor enteral nutrition, and contribute to QA processes, while delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree with emphasis in nutrition preferred
• Certification in dietetics-nutrition required in New York State

Responsabilités

• Assess nutrition status, including laboratory data, fluid status, energy and protein needs of resident.
• Evaluates and interprets data, reviews and modifies plans of care, and delivers nutrition care to residents.
• Routinely provides nutrition-related information/technical assistance by conducting meal rounds, test trays, menu checks and other services as needed.
• Accurately assesses, plans and delivers nutrition care to residents fed by enteral means.
• Prepare residents for self-management of nutrition care.
• Helps develop and implement Quality Assurance and Improvement processes within the facility.
• Consults with Food Service Director to develop appropriate therapeutic diets.
• Makes referrals as necessary to other health care providers.
• Completes other duties to support departmental operations as assigned or requested.
• Participates in inspections (surveys) conducted by authorized agencies.
• Provides safe resident nutritional care while demonstrating knowledge and competency in ordering nutritional interventions, and in accordance with physician/NP orders, according to established standards and policies.
• Maintains awareness of new updates/standards and incorporates them into his/her nutritional practice throughout the continuum of care.
• Assists co-workers as needed and maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues.
• Exhibits professional conduct and behavior through cooperative interactions with others and accepts personal responsibility for their own actions.
• Reports any change in condition of a resident to the appropriate nursing supervisor.
• Reports any resident care issues to the appropriate nursing supervisor.

Connaissances

Nutrition assessment

Data interpretation

Enteral nutrition support

Meal rounds

Interpersonal communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in nutrition

Master’s degree in nutrition preferred

New York State licensure as dietitian/nutritionist

Description du poste

Part time Shared between 2 Facilities

We offer the Following:

• Premium Compensation

• Professional Growth & Stability

Qualifications: 1) Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States. Must be certified as a dietitian or nutrition professional in NY State once requirements met *See Professional Licensure and Certification Requirements

Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree with emphasis in nutrition preferred from an accredited program.

Experience Required: One to three years’ direct care experience with one to two years’ experience in long- term care.

Professional Licensure and Certification Required: Certification in dietetics-nutrition in New York State

Essential Functions

• Assess nutrition status, including laboratory data, fluid status, energy and protein needs ofresident.

• Evaluates and interprets data, reviews and modifies plans of care, and delivers nutrition care to residents.

• Routinely provides nutrition-related information/technical assistance by conducting meal rounds, test trays, menu checks and other services as needed.

• Accurately assesses, plans and delivers nutrition care to residents fed by enteralmeans.

• Prepare residents for self-management of nutritioncare.

• Helps develop and implement Quality Assurance and Improvement processes within thefacility.

• Consults with Food Service Director to develop appropriate therapeuticdiets.

• Makes referrals as necessary to other health careproviders.

• Completes other duties to support departmental operations as assigned orrequested.

• Participates in inspections (surveys) conducted by authorized agencies

• Provides safe resident nutritional care while demonstrating knowledge and competency in ordering nutritional interventions, and in accordance with physician/NP orders, according to established standards and policies.

• Maintains awareness of new updates/standards and incorporates them into his/her nutritional practice throughout the continuum of care.

• Assists co-workers as needed and maintains positive interpersonal relationships withcolleagues.

• Exhibits professional conduct and behavior through cooperative interactions with others and accepts personal responsibility for their ownactions.

• Reports any change in condition of a resident to the appropriate nursingsupervisor.

• Reports any resident care issues to the appropriate nursing supervisor.

• Assists co-workers as needed and maintains positive interpersonal relationships withcolleagues.

• Exhibits professional conduct and behavior through cooperative interactions with others and accepts personal responsibility for their ownactions.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All pay rates and bonuses are paid and/ or awarded to employees based on the facilities policy and/ or the CBA, depending on the position.

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