Regional Dietitian

PruittHealth•Raleigh, NC

26d•Remote

About The Position

The Regional Dietitian is responsible for clinical nutrition assessments and recommendations of care for residents and patients in long-term care facilities. The role provides leadership and management expertise to promote regulatory compliance, quality nutrition, and safety. It is primarily remote with limited travel. The Regional Dietitian communicates with physicians, staff, residents and families, consultants, and corporate staff regarding dietary services; partners with facilities on regulatory compliance; and provides consultative guidance on professional nutrition and dietary standards under applicable state and federal regulations. The role ensures timely and appropriate facility documentation, provides medical nutrition therapy to new admissions and residents at nutritional risk according to national standards of practice, and advises dietary managers through in-service training for dietary and nursing staff. The position also ensures administrators and corporate staff receive consultation reports, recommends kitchen and food-service equipment needs, maintains continuing education in the nutrition profession, and uses sound judgment in relationships with staff, residents, family members, and organizational peers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a major in a relevant field.
Must be a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
Must hold a current Registered Dietitian license in the state in which the facility operates; the posting specifies current licensure in Georgia, South Carolina, or North Carolina.
Knowledge to evaluate and apply nutritional standards successfully.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including relevant sanitation and safety codes in long-term care.
Ability to evaluate and direct dietary services activities.
Strong organization and planning skills to direct, assist, and provide information in a timely manner.
Leadership skills to guide and facilitate consultants in their daily duties, problems, and situations.
Ability to make quick, logical decisions that benefit residents, staff, and facilities.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of experience preferred.
Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
Knowledge to successfully evaluate and apply the principles of nutritional standards.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including relevant sanitation and safety codes within long-term care.
Ability to evaluate and direct dietary services activities.
Strong organization and planning skills.
Leadership skills to guide and facilitate consultants.
Ability to make quick, logical decisions that benefit residents, staff, and facilities.

Responsibilities

Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with physicians, staff, residents and families, consultants, and corporate staff regarding all phases of dietary services.
Partner with facilities on company regulatory compliance.
Provide consultative guidance on professional nutrition and dietary standards in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Ensure each facility completes timely and appropriate documentation.
Provide medical nutrition therapy to new admissions and residents at nutritional risk according to national standards of practice.
Advise dietary managers by providing in-service training for dietary department and nursing staff.
Ensure administrators and corporate staff receive consultant reports containing activities performed during consultation.
Recommend kitchen and other food-service equipment needs for all centers.
Maintain continuing education in the nutrition profession.
Exercise discretion and good judgment in interpersonal relationships with staff, residents, family members, and organizational peers.