Veterans Center - Clinical Dietician

Job Description

Job Description

A-Line Staffing is now hiring a Registered Dietician. This will be full time.

If you are interested in Registered Dietician Opportunity, please contact Michelle at 586-422-1171 or Mmansoor@alinestaffing.com.

Registered Dietician Hours

• 8a – 4pm (30 min lunch)

Registered Dietician Compensation

• The pay for this position is $30.00 an hour
• Benefits are available to full-time employees
• A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees.

Registered Dietician Responsibilities

• Coordinates with food service management to fulfill resident nutritional needs regarding preferences, texture, and general acceptability of therapeutic menus and to plan therapeutic diet requirements.
• Conducts nutritional assessments, audits, discharge summaries, nutrition education and documentation, and nutritional counseling.
• Writes nutrition care plans, policies, procedures, therapeutic and modified diets, and menus; develops recipes.
• Uses the Nutrition Care Process steps of assessment and reassessment, nutrition diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation to discern the best nutritional care for an individual.
• Provides evidence-based nutrition counseling and training to meet clinical needs and promote disease management.
• Recommends specialized food and nutritional products to be purchased by the facility for the therapeutic use of disease management
• Completes initial, annual, and significant change nutritional assessments.
• Completes Minimum Data Set (MDS) documentation and care plans for individuals upon admission, quarterly, and as needed in accordance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines.
• Writes nutritional care plans and makes dietetic recommendations consistent with providers’ orders and dietetic needs.
• Attends and participates in interdisciplinary team meetings to communicate findings and make care plan recommendations.
• Provides training and education regarding healthy eating habits and nutrition.
• Advises individuals under care on behavior modification and intervention plans, including foods appropriate for their therapeutic diet to improve their health.
• Conducts periodic meetings with individuals under care and their family members to determine food preferences and to determine their level of satisfaction with food service.
• Provide nutrition education training to food service staff and facility employees.
• Conducts dietary quality assurance audits and reports findings.
• Performs the full range of supervisory duties.

Registered Dietician Requirements

• Registered Dietitian (RD) or a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) as issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• 1 + years of experience

If you think this Registered Dietician is a good fit for you, please reach out to me - feel free to call, e-mail, or apply to this posting!