Registered Dietitian

Los Angeles Jewish Health•Reseda, CA

About The Position

Los Angeles Jewish Health is seeking a Registered Dietitian to oversee the food service program and support residents’ nutritional care. The role includes developing and reviewing individualized dietary plans, monitoring residents’ nutritional status, maintaining dietary records and policies, and providing nutrition education to residents and staff. The Registered Dietitian also contributes to discharge planning, facility inspections, food-service quality and safety, and menu approval. Los Angeles Jewish Health provides senior healthcare across its San Fernando Valley campuses, serving more than 4,000 seniors. The organization describes its culture as one that fosters teamwork, growth, and support, and offers long-term employment opportunities and support for career growth and advancement.

Requirements

Current registration with the Credentialing Branch of the American Dietetic Association (CDR).
At least a bachelor’s degree in Dietetics from an accredited college or university.
At least three years of experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.
Training in cost control, food management, diet therapy, and related areas.

Nice To Haves

Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition.

Responsibilities

Oversee the operation of the food service program.
Assist with maintaining written dietary policies and procedures and interpret them for employees, residents, visitors, and government agencies.
Assist with planning the dietary services portion of residents’ discharge plans.
Participate in facility surveys conducted by authorized government agencies.
Interview residents or family members as needed to obtain diet histories and involve them in planning dietary objectives and goals.
Help maintain records of residents’ food likes and dislikes.
Assist in developing methods for determining the quality and quantity of food served.
Ensure dietary progress notes describe the services provided and residents’ responses to them.
Visit residents periodically to evaluate meal quality and residents’ likes and dislikes.
Assist in developing individualized diet plans.
Review therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus for compliance with physician orders and the facility-approved list of diets.
Periodically review the nourishment program to ensure residents are offered a nourishing bedtime snack.
Monitor monthly and weekly weights and review weight variances at one, three, and six months on a monthly basis.
Assess and plan interventions for pressure sores and review them monthly.
Follow up monthly with residents dependent on tube feeding.
Provide in-service training to dietary and nursing staff on therapeutic diets as needed.
Provide residents with nutrition education as needed, including education on therapeutic diets and drug-nutrient interactions.
Review, approve, and sign menus.
Complete monthly safety and sanitation reports.
Perform other necessary and appropriate duties or duties directed by the Administrator.