Registered Dietitian

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

Life balance

Career growth

Team culture

Job summary

American Senior Communities seeks a Registered Dietitian to assess residents' nutritional status and collaborate with the care team to develop individualized plans. You will conduct interviews, perform assessments, and monitor dietary needs for residents across the care continuum.

We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth through partnerships with colleges and universities. Join our mission to enhance seniors' quality of life.

Qualifications

• Must have and maintain current dietitian registration from the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
• All Registered Dietitians will hold a current certification and/or license in the state(s) in which they are practicing.

Responsibilities

• Uses clinical knowledge to assess nutritional needs and identify residents at nutritional risk.
• Interview residents, families, and others to gather information for individualized plans.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary care teams to coordinate nutrition care.
• Conducts meal observations to ensure appropriate food quality, quantity, and frequency.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Resident care

Interview residents

Education

Registered Dietitian (RD)

State license

Job description

Countryside Meadows
762 N,. Dan Jones Rd
Avon, IN 46123, USA

Travel between Countryside Meadows, Rosewalk Village, and Washington Healthcare Required

The Registered Dietitian plays an important role in enhancing the overall health and quality of life for our residents through the assessment of nutritional status and collaboration with other healthcare professionals to develop an individualized nutritional plan of care.

Key Responsibilities of a Registered Dietitian include:

• Uses clinical knowledge and experience to perform assessments to identify residents’ current needs for nutrition services and those residents at nutritional risk.
• Interviews residents, family members, legal representatives, and significant others to obtain and update information needed to develop individualized plans of care.
• Works cooperatively with members of the interdisciplinary and clinical teams.
• Conducts regular meal observations and interviews staff and residents to ensure that all residents are receiving food in the amount, type, consistency, and frequency to maintain adequate nutritional parameters.

Qualifications:

• Required: Must have and maintain current dietitian registration from the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
• Required: All Registered Dietitians will hold a current certification and/or license in the state(s) in which they are practicing.

What’s in it for you?

As a Registered Dietitian at ASC, you will have the opportunity to build ongoing relationships with residents and their families, which will allow you to witness the positive outcomes of your efforts while providing a sense of fulfillment in the work that you are doing.

Benefits and perks include:

• Competitive Compensation: Access your earnings before payday. Take advantage of lucrative employee referral bonus programs, 401(k), FSA program, free life insurance, PTO exchange for pay programs and more.
• Health & Wellness: Medical coverage as low as $25, vision and dental insurance. Employee Assistance Program to help manage personal or work-related issues, as well as Workforce Chaplains to provide support in the workplace and Personalized Wellness Coaching.
• Life in Balance: Holiday pay and PTO with opportunities to earn additional PTO. Employee Discount Programs that allow you to save on travel, retail, entertainment, food and much more.
• Career Growth: Access to preceptors and mentorship programs, clinical and leadership development pathways, education partnerships with colleges and universities across the state like Ivy Tech and Purdue Global, financial assistance for continuing education, company sponsored scholarship programs, and tuition reimbursement.
• Team Culture: A.R.E. Values: Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence carrying a legacy for improving the lives of Seniors across Indiana. Celebrate the hard work you and your team put in each day through employee recognition events and monthly and annual awards.

*Full-Time and Part-Time Benefits may vary, terms and conditions apply

About American Senior Communities

Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., but they are also our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.

American Senior Communities has proudly served our customers since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Team members within each of our 100+ American Senior Communities take great pride in our Hoosier hospitality roots, and it is ingrained in everything we do. As leaders in senior care, we are not just doing a job but following a calling.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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