Registered Dietician

The Residences at Kenilworth Park • Washington, DC

18d

About The Position

Seeking a Registered Dietician to join The Residence of Kenilworth Park team and support our residents. As a member of our Dietary Team, the Dietician provides caring and compassionate services to our residents through nutrition education and assessment of individual nutritional needs.

Requirements

• Must have a valid State of Maryland Registered Dietitian License
• Able to build positive and strong relationships with employees, coworkers, Residents, families and guests.
• Able to handle multiple tasks and priorities

Responsibilities

• Perform nutrition assessments, annual and quarterly reviews, interim assessments for residents with compromised nutritional status.
• Participate in care plan development, meal observation, and resident/family, visitation.
• Provide nutrition education: Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
• Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
• Care Planning: Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
• Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client.
• Attend resident care planning meetings as needed; be an active member of the Interdisciplinary Team and participate in pertinent meeting as needed.
• Clinical focus: Assess resident weight changes and provide a written report to Nursing Services on a monthly basis: Upon notification from the Nursing staff of weight change, the Registered Dietitian shall assess weight change/significant weight change and implement appropriate interventions; attend weight risk meetings.
• Staff Education: Conduct in-service Education for the facility staff, participate in new employee orientation.
• Serve as a resource to the Foodservice Department.
• Be familiar with and follow protocols, policies and practices established by HallKeen Assisted Living, the Food Service Director, ServSafe, Board of Health and any others as applicable.
• Perform other duties as requested or assigned.

Benefits

• Full time position offers a competitive benefit program to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Home and Auto Discount program, Vendor Discount Program, 401(k) with matching contribution, Accrued Vacation, Sick, and Personal time and Paid Holiday Benefit.
• Employee referral bonus, and resident referral bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed