DIETITIAN PART TIME

MountainOne; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

MountainOne is seeking a part-time Dietitian to lead dietary services for residents in a Massachusetts facility. You will plan and coordinate the dietary department, ensure compliance with clinical orders, and collaborate with nursing, social services, and administration to support patient care.

The role requires hospital or skilled nursing experience, a registered Dietitian credential, and strong cost-control and food management skills to maintain quality nutrition and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition or dietetics from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Registered Dietitian in this state.
• Minimum 2 years of hospital, skilled nursing, or related medical facility experience.
• Training in cost control, food management, and diet therapy.
• Must read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to make independent decisions when warranted.
• Ability to interact tactfully with staff, residents, visitors and the public.
• Patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm in resident interactions.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Dietary Department and its programs and activities.
• Coordinate dietary services with Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, and other departments.
• Inspect storage rooms and related areas for upkeep and supply control.
• Review and develop corrective plans for dietary deficiencies noted during surveys.
• Assist in planning dietary portions of discharge plans.
• Participate in facility surveys conducted by government agencies.
• Interview residents or families to obtain diet history and preferences.
• Maintain records of residents' food likes and dislikes.
• Assist in developing methods to determine quality and quantity of food served.
• Assist in planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by physicians.
• Assist in developing diet plans for individual residents.
• Review diet plans to ensure compliance with physician orders.
• Meet with administration and staff to plan food service programs and activities.
• Ensure dietary work areas are clean, sanitary, and well maintained.
• Place orders for equipment and supplies; maintain stock levels.
• Interview vendors and assist in purchasing food service supplies.
• Develop written dietary plans of care and goals for residents.
• Maintain good rapport with care team to support a collaborative approach.

Skills

English proficiency

Independent decision making

Interpersonal skills

Patience and enthusiasm

Education

Bachelor's degree in nutrition or dietetics

Registered Dietitian

Job description

Part Time - 20 hours per week

Help others thrive through nutrition.

Essential Job Functions:

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Dietary Department and its programs and activities.
• Coordinate dietary services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, etc.).
• Inspect food storage rooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control.
• Review and develop a plan of correction for dietary service deficiencies noted during survey inspections.
• Assist in planning the dietary services portion of the resident's discharge plan.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
• Interview residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history.
• Participate in maintaining records of the resident's food likes and dislikes.
• Assist in developing methods for determining quality and quantity of food served.
• Assist in planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician.
• Assist in developing diet plans for individual residents.
• Review therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus to assure they are in compliance with the physician's orders.
• Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, & other departments in planning food service programs and activities.
• Ensure that dietary service work areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
• Ensure that all food storage rooms, preparation areas, etc., are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
• Recommend to the Dietitian and/or Administrator the equipment and supply needs of the department.
• Place orders for equipment and supplies as necessary or as may be required.
• Ensure that stock levels of staple/non-staple food, supplies, equipment, etc., are maintained at adequate levels at all times.
• Assist in interviewing food supply vendors, as may be required.
• Assist in the purchasing of food service supplies, equipment, etc., as required.
• Develop a written dietary plan of care that identifies the dietary problems/needs of the resident and goals to be accomplished.
• Develop and maintain a good rapport with others involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is achieved.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher granted by a regionally accredited college or university with completion of the academic requirements of a program in nutrition or dietetics
• Must be registered as a Dietitian in this state.
• Must have, as a minimum, 2 year(s) experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.
• Must have training in cost control, food management, ant diet therapy
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, visitors and the general public.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as to be willing to handle residents, staff and visitors based on whatever maturity level they are currently functioning.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Will meet all physical requirements of the position as identified by the facility policies and procedure