Registered Dietitian

American Senior Communities•Kokomo, IN

About The Position

Registered Dietitians enhance residents’ health and quality of life by assessing nutritional status and collaborating with healthcare professionals to develop individualized nutritional plans of care. The role includes identifying residents’ nutrition-service needs and nutritional risks, gathering information from residents and those close to them, working with interdisciplinary and clinical teams, and observing meals to ensure residents receive appropriate food amounts, types, consistencies, and frequencies. After 90 days of employment, alternative schedules may be available, with the potential for remote work. Nutrition documentation experience is preferred.

Requirements

Maintain current dietitian registration from the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
Hold a current certification and/or license in the state(s) where practicing.

Nice To Haves

Nutrition documentation experience.

Responsibilities

Use clinical knowledge and experience to assess residents’ needs for nutrition services and identify residents at nutritional risk.
Interview residents, family members, legal representatives, and significant others to gather 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 the amount, type, consistency, and frequency needed to maintain adequate nutritional parameters.