Registered Dietitian

Carespring Health Care Management; Erlanger (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

State-of-the-art facility

Job summary

Villaspring is seeking a Registered Dietitian at our skilled nursing facility to provide clinical nutrition management and individualized food service designed to meet each resident’s needs. The dietitian reports to the facility Administrator and collaborates closely with the corporate dietitian.

The role requires licensure in the practicing state, analytical rigor, and strong teamwork. This on-site position offers competitive wages and benefits within a state‑of‑the‑art setting.

Qualifications

• Licensure as a registered dietitian in the state where practice occurs.
• Detail oriented professional capable of timely, accurate work.

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical assessments and updates patient care plans.
• Maintains knowledge of the Medicare PDPM system to capture patient needs.
• Documents in PointClickCare and uses dietary software for meal planning.
• Collaborates with the facility chef and dietary department to improve food service operations.
• Attends meals services, participates in meal service issue resolution, and assists with inservice training.
• Monitors dietary cost control and supplements usage to support nutrition care.
• Works with patients, families, physicians, and IDT for diet liberalization and patient choice.
• Communicates nutrition plans and weight changes to physicians and care teams.
• Represents leadership in nutrition and cooperates with other disciplines for effective teamwork.

Skills

Detail oriented

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Leadership

Education

Licensed Dietitian in applicable state

Tools

PointClickCare

Meal planning software

Job description

Job Details

Come join our team as a Registered Dietitian at our state of the art, skilled nursing facility. This positions functions in an administrative, scientific and educational capacity. The dietitian is to provide the best possible resident care through clinical nutrition management and individualized food service designed to meet the needs of the resident. The dietitian reports to the facility Administrator and is in close communication with the corporate dietitian.

Pay Rate

$70,000 to $79,000 based on licensure and experience

Why Our Staff Have Chosen to Work Here!

• Competitive Wages with low cost, high quality medical and dental insurance
• Work in a clean, state of the art facility with access to all supplies needed to provide the highest quality of care.

Responsibilities

• Performs Clinical Assessments, updates patient care plans and completes appropriate MDS related sections
• Maintains a working knowledge of the Medicare PDPM system to ensure the facility is capturing all patient related needs
• Documents in the facility electronic medical record (PointClickCare) and uses the facility meal planning software to ensure proper patient meal needs are in the dietary software
• Works collaboratively with the facility chef and the dietary department to promote optimal food service operations
• Attends meal services and takes an active role in participating and solving meal service issues. Completes meal rounds to effectively monitor resident meal intake. Assists with food service inservice training as needed.
• Works with the facility to maintain dietary cost control by balancing appropriate nutritional care with use of supplements and other nutritional interventions. Self-monitors supplement usage via Supplement PPD.
• Collaborates with patients, families, physicians and the IDT for Diet Liberalization: Aims for long term care patients to have self-directed nutritional care by utilizing Regular diets, providing real foods first and personal choice.
• Works with physicians/physician extenders to communicate nutritional recommendations, weight changes and other areas as needed. Communicates nutrition issues to other disciplines and the facility administrator as they arise to effectively solve problems. Effectively informs resident and legal representatives of new orders, diet changes and weight loss notifications as warranted.
• Maintains a professional/leadership Role by representing self as a leader in field of nutrition. Effectively solves problems related to nutrition and dietary. Works closely with food service manager to assist with food service issues. Has effective time management skills and reliable attendance. Able to function independently however builds rapport with other disciplines to be an effective team member.

Qualifications

• The dietitian must be licensed in the state in which she/he practices.
• Detail oriented person who ensures processes are completed timely

Villaspring is an EOE/M/F/D/V and Smoke-Free Workplace