Registered Dietitian

Carespring; West Chester Township (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Competitive wages

Job summary

Heritagespring of West Chester is seeking a Registered Dietitian to lead clinical nutrition management in a state-of-the-art skilled nursing facility. The role encompasses administrative duties, educational activities, and close coordination with the corporate dietitian.

Pay rate ranges from $70,000 to $79,000 annually, depending on licensure and experience. The dietitian will work with the facility team to ensure optimal resident care and cost-effective nutrition services.

Qualifications

• Licensed dietitian in the state where practice is conducted.
• Detail oriented person who ensures processes are completed timely.

Responsibilities

• Performs Clinical Assessments, updates patient care plans and completes appropriate MDS related sections.
• Maintains knowledge of the Medicare PDPM system to ensure proper coverage of patient needs.
• Documents in the EMR (PointClickCare) and uses dietary software to meet patient meal needs.
• Collaborates with facility chef and dietary department to optimize food service operations.
• Attends meal services, participates in meal service issue resolution and provides inservice training as needed.
• Manages dietary costs by balancing nutrition with supplements and other interventions.
• Collaborates with patients, families, physicians and the IDT for diet liberalization and self-directed care.
• Communicates nutritional recommendations and weight changes to physicians and other disciplines; informs residents and legal representatives of orders and changes.

Skills

Clinical nutrition

Documentation in EMR

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Leadership

Education

Licensed Dietitian (state license)

Tools

PointClickCare

Dietary software

Job description

Heritagespring of West Chester
7235 Heritagespring Dr.
West Chester, OH 45069, USA

Description

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.

RESPONSIBLITIES:

• 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

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

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