Registered Dietitian

American Senior Communities•Avon, IN

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About The Position

The Registered Dietitian supports residents’ overall health and quality of life by assessing nutritional status and collaborating with healthcare professionals to develop individualized nutrition plans of care. The role travels between Countryside Meadows, Rosewalk Village, and Washington Healthcare. The position involves assessing residents’ nutrition service needs and identifying nutritional risk, gathering information from residents and people involved in their care, working with interdisciplinary and clinical teams, and observing meals to ensure residents receive food in appropriate amounts, types, consistencies, and frequencies to maintain adequate nutritional parameters.

Requirements

Maintain current dietitian registration from the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
Hold current certification and/or licensure in the state or states where practicing.

Nice To Haves

Nutrition documentation experience.

Responsibilities

Use clinical knowledge and experience to assess residents’ nutrition service needs and identify residents at nutritional risk.
Interview residents, family members, legal representatives, and significant others to obtain and update information for individualized plans of care.
Work cooperatively with interdisciplinary and clinical team members.
Conduct regular meal observations and interview staff and residents to ensure residents receive food in an appropriate amount, type, consistency, and frequency to maintain adequate nutritional parameters.