Geriatric Clinical Dietitian - Long-Term Care

(Ivy Park Post Acute) Shadyside SNF Healthcare LLC; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

PACS is a national post-acute healthcare network delivering mission-driven nutrition and care across multiple facilities.

We seek a Registered Dietitian to lead nutritional assessments, manage MDS entries, and collaborate with nursing, therapy, and dietary teams to optimize resident meals while ensuring CMS readiness in a fast-paced skilled nursing setting. You will participate in care planning, monitor high-risk residents, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD) or RDN certified by the CDR.
• Hold a current state license or certification as required by the state of practice.
• 1–2 years clinical experience in long-term care, sub-acute, or skilled nursing preferred; new grads considered with strong geriatrics.
• Proficiency in calculating enteral nutrition regimens and recognizing signs of malnutrition.
• Experience using LTC software (PointClickCare, MatrixCare) and performing MDS entries.

Responsibilities

• Nutritional Assessments: comprehensive evaluations on admission, quarterly, annually, and with status changes using standardized tools (MDS 3.0 K).
• High-Risk Resident Management: develop and monitor interventions for weight loss, tube feeding, skin integrity, and dialysis.
• Interdisciplinary Care Planning: participate in weekly care team meetings with nursing, SLP, physicians, and PTs.
• MDS Documentation: timely documentation of nutritional status and interventions in EHR and MDS system.
• Food Service Collaboration: review menus with Dietary Manager to ensure nutritional adequacy and sanitation standards.
• Regulatory Compliance: align nutrition care with CMS F-Tags for surveys.

Skills

Registered Dietitian (RD) / RDN

State licensure

1–2 years clinical LTC experience

Enteral nutrition calculations

MDS / EHR / MDS entries

Tools

PointClickCare

MatrixCare

Job description

PACS is a national post-acute healthcare network delivering mission-driven nutrition and care across multiple facilities.

We seek a Registered Dietitian to lead nutritional assessments, manage MDS entries, and collaborate with nursing, therapy, and dietary teams to optimize resident meals while ensuring CMS readiness in a fast-paced skilled nursing setting. You will participate in care planning, monitor high-risk residents, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.