Registered Dietician Ft

Longterm Care Facility in Nassau County seeks Full-Time Registered Dietician.

Duties Include:

• Integrate the food and nutrition aspects of resident care through communication with the medical and nursing staff.
• Follows regulations for completing the Minimum Data Set (MDS) as appropriate.
• Contributes pertinent information to resident care plans and records appropriate assessments, screens and progress notes in the resident's medical record.
• Provides nutritional counseling and diet education to residents and their families.
• Implementing of diet changes, modification of menus and food preferences into food service software as needed.
• Helps the department in reinforcement of policies and procedures and/or training for dietary employees as needed.
• Attends and participates in resident care plan meetings and develops appropriate integrated care plans.
• Observes and advises on food preparation, meal rounds as needed.
• Provides assistance in cost control, food preparation and service, and staffing of the department as needed.
• Helps the department make routine evaluations to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
• Advise physician and nursing supervisor when diet changes or nutritional supplements are necessary.
• Ensures that physician diet orders are followed for each resident.
• Communicates additional diet changes to production staff that affects amounts and type of food preparation.
• Supervises the work of the kitchen and supervisors as needed.
• Attends administrative staff/department meetings.

Requirements Include:

• Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Clinical Dietetics
• Registered Dietitian (RD or RDN) and/or Certified Dietitian of New York (CDN), 1+ year experience
• A member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

Preferred Skills & Abilities:

• Experience with Prime food service software, meal tracker
• Experience with Point Click Care
• Working knowledge of issues related to food and nutrition
• Enthusiastic with great interpersonal skills
• Good time management skills and ability to handle multiple tasks at once
• Proficiency in email, Microsoft word and electronic medical record entry

Compensation & Benefits:

Pay Range: $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 DOE

Great Benefits Package

Training Programs

Pays Weekly

Option for Direct Deposit

EOE –M/F/D/V