Registered Dietitian - Part-Time

PACS • Tampa, FL

6d • $45 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for completing nutritional reviews for residents according to federal and state guidelines. The role involves assisting in the coordination of nutrition care services with the Dietary Supervisor and conducting monthly nutritional reviews for high-risk residents, including those with significant weight loss/gain, pressure ulcers, on hemodialysis, or tube-fed. The Registered Dietitian will assess nutritional needs, develop dietary care plans, provide nutritional counseling, and monitor food services to ensure adherence to nutritional, safety, sanitation, and quality standards, as well as state and federal regulations. This role also involves inspecting diet trays for accuracy and consulting with physicians and other healthcare professionals to determine resident diet restrictions and nutritional needs. The ability to positively interact with residents, families, staff, and colleagues is essential.

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian or completion of approved Bachelor Degree with major studies in Food and Nutrition and eligible for the RD Exam.
• Ability to meet all health, compliance, and competency requirements.
• Attends and participates in morning meetings/stand up to facilitate communications with the team.
• Ability to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with patients/residents, families, staff and professional colleagues.
• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Standing and /or walking very frequently.
• Reaching with hands and arms frequently.
• Pushing/pulling very frequently.
• Talking and /or hearing very frequently.
• Tasting and /or smelling very frequently.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• One-year experience in a clinical health care setting or completion of an accredited internship.

Responsibilities

• Complete nutritional initial, quarterly, annual and significant change reviews on residents according to federal and state guidelines.
• Assist in coordination of nutrition care services with Dietary Supervisor.
• Complete nutritional reviews monthly on high risk residents (significant weight loss/gain, pressure ulcer, hemodialysis, and tube fed).
• Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans in order to develop and implement dietary care plans and provides nutritional counseling as needed.
• Monitor food services operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards, as well as state and federal regulations.
• Monitor food control systems such as food temperatures, portion control, preparation methods, garnishment and presentation of food in order to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner.
• Inspect diet trays for conformance to physician’s diet orders prior to delivery.
• Consult with physicians and other health care personnel (Dialysis Dietitians, Nurse Practitioners, etc.) to determine diet restrictions and nutritional needs of residents.
• Assist with the overall supervision and management of the dietary staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level