Dietitian-Overlook Medical Center-Per Diem

Atlantic Health System; Summit (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in New Jersey is seeking a Registered Dietitian to ensure compliance with dietary standards and provide clinical nutrition assessments. The role involves developing programs, maintaining quality assurance, and educating staff to enhance resident care. Join a team committed to delivering high-quality healthcare and improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Licensed as a Registered Dietetic Technician or Dietician in New Jersey.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical nutrition assessment for oncology and critical care.
• Maintains compliance with dietary standards and guidelines.
• Develops educational sessions for dietary staff.

Skills

Nutrition

Clinical Nutrition

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for monitoring the AHS's compliance in accordance with current applicable Federal, State and local dietary standards, guidelines, and regulations. Ensures that the highest degree of quality resident care is maintained at all times.


Principal Accountabilities:

1. Provides clinical nutrition assessment and documentation for general medical and surgical oncology, bariatric/weight management and critical care.
2. Maintains quality assurance and evaluates compliance with corporate policies and procedures and State and Federal guidelines.
3. Assists in planning, developing, organizing, implementing and evaluating the Dietary Department, its programs and activities.
4. Assists dietary staff in use of departmental policies and procedures.
5. Provides written/oral reports to the Administrator or required concerning the operations of the Dietary Department.
6. Manages and improves policies, procedures, and programs to assure compliance with regulatory requirements by making oral/written recommendations to the Corporate Dietitian.
7. Develops and participates in educational sessions for staff to increase knowledge of staff and improve resident care for the Dietary Department.
8. Reviews appropriate web sites, publications and other educational materials to ensure that the standards of practice are being achieved.
9. Monitors food temperature and taste through the use of Test Trays, Meal Evaluations and review of Food Temperature Logs.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:
1. Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Home Science or related field.
2. Licensed with the State of New Jersey as a Registered Dietetic Technician or Registered Dietician or Dietary Manager Association or as applicable.

Preferred:
1. Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Home Science or related field.
2. 2-3 year's experience in acute care clinical nutrition or relevant area.

About Us

ABOUT US At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include: Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ Atlantic Home Care and Hospice Atlantic Mobile Health Atlantic Rehabilitation We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners. We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades: 100 Best Companies to Work For (r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine for 15 years Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) One of the 100 Best Workplaces for "Millennials" Great Place to Work(r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work(r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets NJ Sustainable Business Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World's Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report. Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region's leader in neuroscience care. A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services. We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey. Our CyberKnife(r) program is the largest and most experienced in the state. We also have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year. Committed to providing exceptional care, Overlook Medical Center has achieved the prestigious Magnet(r) recognition. This designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. What's more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care medical home (PCMH). EEO STATEMENT Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

About the Team Atlantic Health System offers outpatient nutrition services designed to help patients achieve a healthy, satisfying, and sustainable way of eating that fits individual lifestyles and food preferences. Our teams of registered dietitians are experts in medical nutrition therapy, diabetes education, preventative medicine, behavioral change strategies, adult and child weight management, integrative medicine and mindfulness training, and the latest nutrition research. With the aid of these tactics, they provide one-on-one nutrition counseling for patients looking to manage an existing condition or those who want to be proactive about their health.