Registered Dietitian

Woods Services; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

PTO - Paid time off

On-site medical center

403b retirement plan

Continuing education programs

Tuition-assistance program

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Woods Services in Pennsylvania seeks a dedicated Dietitian to deliver quality nutritional care to clients through assessments and individualized plans. Responsibilities include monitoring dietary compliance, counseling clients, and adjusting diets as needed. The role collaborates with a clinical team to enhance residents' nutritional health.

The ideal candidate is a Registered Dietitian with experience in health care settings and a strong understanding of dietary needs for individuals with developmental disabilities. Competitive salary offered based on experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD), Licensed Dietitian nutritionist (LDN), and a member of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Experience necessary in nutritional counseling.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds is essential.

Responsibilities

• Recommend adjustments to client diets to the physician.
• Monitor client acceptance of meals and suggest substitutions.
• Perform nutritional counseling on an individual or group basis.
• Attend team meetings for therapeutic diets as needed.
• Provide coverage in absence of the Clinical Dietitian.

Skills

Registered Dietitian (RD)

Licensed Dietitian nutritionist (LDN)

Knowledge of special diets

Nutritional requirements for Developmental Disabilities

Computer proficiency

Education

One year of experience as a dietitian in a health care facility

Job description

Overview

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• PTO - Paid time off
• On-site medical center
• 403b retirementplan
• Continuing education programs
• Tuition-assistance program
• Career growth opportunities

Salary: $55000 - $65000 / annually - depending on experience / education

Job Summary

The Dietitian provides quality nutritional care for Woods Services clients via entrance, yearly, and other assessments as required.

Responsibilities

• Recommends adjustments to client’s diets to the physician as needed.
• Monitors client acceptance of meals and suggests appropriate substitutions.
• Performs nutritional counseling on a group or individual basis whenever required.
• Attends team meetings for therapeutic diets as needed.
• Provides coverage as needed in the absence of the Clinical Dietitian.
• Maintains standards for client’s nutritional care with the dietetics teams
• Liaison to medical/nursing/residential day programs with Clinical Dietitian.
• Plans and conducts orientation and in-service programs for personnel.
• Monitors food service for conformance with quality standards of dietary compliance, sanitation, safety, and security by routine mealtime visits to residential units and school cafeterias.
• Ensure WS employees have updated diet information. Assists in menu planning of special diets and prepares menus for distribution where indicated.
• Supervises FNS food production and service when needed.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD), Licensed Dietitian nutritionist (LDN), and a member of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Registered Dietitian with one year of experience as a dietitian in a health care facility.
• In-depth knowledge of special diets essential.
• In-depth knowledge of the nutritional requirements of Developmental Disabilities preferred.
• Computer proficiency desired.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

About Woods Services

Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that along with its six affiliate organizations provides life-long innovative, comprehensive and integrated health, education, housing, workforce, behavioral health and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs.

Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents, and provides outpatient and day programs.