Registered Dietitian

Carespring Health Care Management • Fairborn, OH

18d • $69,000 - $86,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Dayspring is seeking a Registered Dietitian for its state-of-the-art skilled nursing facility. The position functions in an administrative, scientific, and educational capacity and provides resident care through clinical nutrition management and individualized food service designed to meet residents’ needs. The dietitian reports to the facility Administrator and communicates closely with the corporate dietitian.

Requirements

• Must be licensed in the state in which the dietitian practices.
• Detail-oriented and able to ensure processes are completed in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical assessments, update patient care plans, and complete appropriate MDS-related sections.
• Maintain working knowledge of the Medicare PDPM system to help ensure the facility captures patient-related needs.
• Document in the facility electronic medical record, PointClickCare, and use meal-planning software to ensure patient meal needs are represented in the dietary software.
• Collaborate with the facility chef and dietary department to promote effective food service operations.
• Attend meal services, participate in resolving meal service issues, complete meal rounds to monitor resident meal intake, and assist with food service in-service training as needed.
• Help maintain dietary cost control by balancing nutritional care with supplements and other interventions; monitor supplement usage via Supplement PPD.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team on diet liberalization, supporting self-directed nutritional care, regular diets, real foods, and personal choice for long-term care patients.
• Work with physicians and physician extenders to communicate nutritional recommendations, weight changes, and other relevant matters.
• Communicate nutrition issues to other disciplines and the facility Administrator to help resolve problems; inform residents and legal representatives of new orders, diet changes, and weight-loss notifications as warranted.
• Represent the nutrition field in a professional leadership role, solve nutrition and dietary problems, and work closely with the food service manager on food service issues.
• Manage time effectively, maintain reliable attendance, function independently, and build rapport with other disciplines as a team member.

Benefits

• Competitive wages.
• Low-cost, high-quality medical and dental insurance.
• Clean, state-of-the-art facility with access to supplies needed to provide high-quality care.

What This Job Offers

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