Registered Dietitian (RD)- Contract Consultant

DiningRD•Hagerstown, MD

5h•Onsite

About The Position

DiningRD is actively seeking a Registered Dietitian for two Assisted Living Communities. The consultant would be responsible for quarterly onsite visits (11.5 hours total) to complete food safety and sanitation audits, meal/dining observation audits, and any nutrition referrals for high-risk residents. As a Long-Term Care consulting Registered Dietitian, you improve the lives of seniors by ensuring their meals meet high nutritional standards. You work closely with the clinical team to monitor the nutritional needs of the residents. You might be providing nutrition education, working on an MDS with the team, or formulating your nutrition assessment with input from your dining manager. With a commitment to quality, you provide guidance on all dining services, including meal rounds and sanitation best practices as well as ensuring regulatory compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations. You share your dietary expertise by training and providing guidance to dining managers and staff as well as assisting with policy development. It is also your responsibility to monitor the implementation of effective nutritional care systems. DiningRD has been nurturing joy through food with long-term care dining programs since 1994, providing dietitian consulting and menu services to more than 4,000 healthcare communities across 49 states.

Requirements

Commission on dietetic registration (CDR) credentials
Licensed (if required by State)
CDR # from ASCEND/Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Required)
State License, if required for a Registered Dietitian (Required)

Nice To Haves

2 years of consulting experience
Experience in Long Term Care
Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks
Solid interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to represent our company in a professional manner
Enjoy coaching and mentoring others
2 years of clinical nutrition experience

Responsibilities

Complete food safety and sanitation audit during quarterly onsite visits
Complete meal/dining observation audit during quarterly onsite visits
Complete any nutrition referrals for high-risk residents during quarterly onsite visits
Improve the lives of seniors by ensuring their meals meet high nutritional standards
Work closely with the clinical team to monitor the nutritional needs of the residents
Provide nutrition education
Work on an MDS with the team
Formulate nutrition assessments with input from the dining manager
Provide guidance on all dining services, including meal rounds and sanitation best practices
Ensure regulatory compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations
Train and provide guidance to dining managers and staff
Assist with policy development
Monitor the implementation of effective nutritional care systems