Registered Dietitian

VIVA USA Inc; Manteno (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite work

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc. is seeking a Registered Dietitian for an onsite, part-time role in Illinois. The position involves conducting nutrition assessments for residents, developing and revising nutrition care plans, and monitoring dietary status within a healthcare or residential care setting.

The ideal candidate will have IL licensure, experience with long-term care diets, and proficiency in EMR documentation, with a focus on HIPAA compliance and kitchen/menus review.

Qualifications

• Licensed dietitian in IL with active license.
• Experience providing nutrition/dietetic services in healthcare/long-term care setting.
• Experience performing nutritional assessments and creating care plans.
• Ability to document assessments and care plans in an EMR.

Responsibilities

• Conduct nutrition assessments for residents and develop care plans upon admission.
• Review and revise care plans quarterly or after significant changes.
• Evaluate diets and monitor residents' nutritional status.
• Document assessments, evaluations, monitoring, and care plans in medical records.

Skills

Clinical dietetics

Nutrition assessment

HIPAA compliance

Menu review

Education

Registered Dietitian - IL licensure

Tools

EMR documentation

Job description

Registered Dietitian

Required Qualifications:

• Registered Dietitian with current IL licensure
• Experience providing nutrition/dietetic services, preferably in a long-term care, skilled nursing, healthcare, or residential care environment
• Experience performing nutritional assessments and developing nutrition care plans
• Ability to document assessments and care plans in an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Knowledge of medically prescribed and liberalized diets
• Ability to review menus, recipes, dietary operations, and food-service practices
• Knowledge of HIPAA/privacy and confidentiality requirements
• Ability to work onsite
• Must provide current resume and proof of applicable IL licensure

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct nutrition assessments for residents and develop nutrition care plans upon admission.
• Review and revise resident care plans at least quarterly, after significant condition changes, or when requested.
• Evaluate medically prescribed diets and monitor residents' nutritional status.
• Document assessments, evaluations, monitoring, and care plans in residents' medical records.
• Review and modify menus using long-term-care dietary concepts, including liberalized diets.
• Observe meal preparation and service and conduct kitchen inspections.
• Recommend improvements to dietary and food-service operations.
• Assist in developing dietary policies, procedures, resident diet manuals, and recipes.
• Develop and provide quarterly in-service education to Facility personnel.
• Submit written reports following visits detailing findings, recommendations, progress notes, and progress against previous recommendations.
• Attend and assist with regulatory surveys when requested by Facility management.
• Coordinate scheduled visits with the Dietary Manager/Home Administrator and provide advance notice regarding planned absences.
• Perform other dietetic services requested by food-service management and Facility operations.

Notes:

• Onsite, Part‑Time
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, as scheduled
• Hours: Minimum 22 hours/month; generally, not to exceed 8 hours/week, with additional hours potentially required

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status