Registered Dietitian

Goodwin Living•Falls Church, VA

18d

About The Position

The Registered Dietitian provides clinical nutrition services to adult and/or geriatric residents, including nutrition assessments, modified diet formulation, self-management training, and nutrition interventions. The role supports resident satisfaction, quality care, regulatory compliance, positive public relations, and safe and efficient use of resources. The dietitian assesses residents’ nutritional status using medical-record documentation, anthropometric measurements, visual assessment, and laboratory values. They develop and revise nutrition care plans with input from residents, medical records, families, and healthcare team members; review facility menus for nutritional balance; and plan regular and modified menus using the current diet manual. The role also includes resident and staff communication, staff and intern training, advising the department on resident-care and food-service matters, and participating in performance improvement efforts. The position requires a bachelor’s degree. At least one year of dietitian work experience is preferred. The Registered Dietitian credential must be achieved within six months of hire, and state licensure is required where applicable. The work involves frequent talking or hearing and occasional standing, walking, sitting, hand use, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and tasting or smelling.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
Registered Dietitian credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration; the credential must be achieved within six months of hire.
State licensure, as required.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information and respond to questions from varied audiences.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts including proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra.
Ability to operate the hospital’s admission, discharge, and transfer system and other computer-based patient-care record systems, and use a standard computer and basic Microsoft applications.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret technical instructions, and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to meet the physical demands described for the role, with reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of work experience as a dietitian is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess adult and/or geriatric residents’ nutritional status and document findings in the medical record using anthropometric measurements, visual assessment, and laboratory values.
Develop and revise nutrition care plans using information from residents, medical records, families, and healthcare team members.
Follow facility confidentiality, HIPAA, and patient-rights policies.
Complete required documentation, reports, and logs promptly and thoroughly, including monthly weight-loss reports and quarterly dietary oversight for Assisted Living.
Review facility menus for nutritional balance and provide calorie information to the Dining Services Director when requested.
Plan regular and modified menus based on the current diet manual.
Communicate with team members, residents, and families through conferences, individual consultations, committee participation, telephone, written, and electronic communication.
Orient, mentor, and train staff and interns, as applicable.
Advise the department on resident-care and food-service issues.
Participate in facility-wide and departmental Performance Improvement Programs and teams to improve processes and resident care.
Visit residents on an assigned nursing unit or area and help ensure every patient is visited by a management or professional team member at least once during their hospital stay.