Registered Dietitian

Carespring Health Care Management • West Chester Township, OH

3d • $70,000 - $79,000

About The Position

Heritagespring is hiring a Registered Dietitian for a 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 tailored to residents’ needs. The Registered Dietitian reports to the facility Administrator and communicates closely with the corporate dietitian.

The role includes clinical assessments and care planning, nutrition documentation, oversight of resident meal needs and intake, collaboration with food service staff and the interdisciplinary team, and communication with residents, families, physicians, and facility staff. The dietitian also supports effective dietary operations and cost control while promoting individualized, self-directed nutrition care.

Requirements

• Must be licensed in the state in which the dietitian practices.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to ensure processes are completed on time.

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 facility meal-planning software to ensure patient meal needs are reflected in dietary software.
• Collaborate with the facility chef and dietary department to promote effective food service operations.
• Attend meal services, help resolve 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 supplement use and other nutritional interventions; monitor supplement usage via Supplement PPD.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team on diet liberalization, promoting self-directed nutritional care, regular diets, real foods, and personal choice for long-term care patients.
• Work with physicians and physician extenders to communicate nutrition recommendations, weight changes, and other relevant matters.
• Communicate nutrition issues to other disciplines and the facility Administrator, and 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 with the food service manager on food service issues.
• Manage time effectively, maintain reliable attendance, work 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 quality care.

What This Job Offers

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