Registered Dietician- Per Diem

Registered Dietician
STARTING RATE: $36.00/hr. ($36.00 - $38.00 per hour, depending on experience)
ANTICIPATED STARTING DATE: April 22, 2024
SHIFT:Per Diem
BENEFITS:

• Weekly Paychecks
• Same-Day Pay Options

JOB SUMMARY: Works with the Food Service Director, Diet Technician and other dietary personnel to ensure that proper nutritional care is maintained. Communicates and establishes a rapport with other disciplines within the facility. Frequently interact with the residents on a 1:1 basis.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares/oversees an initial nutritional assessment of all admitted residents.

• Participates in assuring that menus for regular and therapeutic diets are nutritionally adequate and in accordance with the approved facility diet manual.

• Works in conjunction with the diet technician to coordinate: weights, meal pattern, nourishments and meal supplement intake and consistency appropriateness, intake study requirements and results, documentation requirements, transfer/discharge summaries, tube feed reviews. Reviews, evaluates and charts (as needed) pertinent lab values.

• Continually counsels and educates the patients, residents, family members, and facility personnel on proper therapeutic and basic nutrition in conjunction with diet technician.

• Monitors patient/resident meal, nourishment and supplement intake and consistency appropriateness.

• Make appropriate referrals to OT, Speech Therapist, Dentist, Nursing.

• Works in conjunction with the Food Service Director to assure that:
• Policy and procedures are current and reviewed and reviewed annually
• Dietetic education programs are planned to keep the dietary and nursing departments updated and informed as required by Education Department.
• The facility diet manual is current and approved.
• Temporary and permanent dietary changes are nutritionally adequate.

• Attends interdisciplinary meetings as requested.

• Reviews minutes of facility and dietary department meetings to keep informed of current events within the facility.

• Maintains registration requirements in accordance with New York State.

• Provides a copy of registration to the facility upon hire and with subsequent renewal.

• Attends various meetings, including weekly comprehensive care planning sessions. Also attends seminars outside the facility that are pertinent to job performance and credentials.

• Evaluates diet histories and reviews nourishment and supplement records.

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Infection Control Practices

• Menus/Recipes/Consistencies

• Nutritional Assessment/Care planning

• Hydration

• Menus/Recipes/Consistencies

• Maintains resident rights.

• Maintains HIPAA privacy, security and confidentiality standards.

• Follows all established policies and procedures.

• Follows universal Precautions and Infection Control techniques.

• Maintains Corporate Compliance standards.

• Contributes to facility Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.

• Follows safety procedures by keeping areas free of hazardous conditions.

• Economical and careful with supplies and equipment.

• Attends all required in-services.

• Comes to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrates dependability and punctuality.

• Comes to work in neat, clean attire and consistently presents an appropriate professional appearance.

• Prepares any other necessary duties as assigned by Supervisor.

• This individual continuously exhibits and fosters a spirit of teamwork, positive attitude and conflict resolution among co workers.

• Perform duties with measured accuracy and timeliness.

• Sets high standards, seeking to "raise the bar", exhibits commitment to strive for and exceed expectations.

• Identifies actual or potential problems and devises an action plan for resolution. Implements solutions and monitors outcomes using judgment skills to choose the best course of action.

• Effectively communicates, assists, and cooperates with other personnel and interdisciplinary teams. Exhibits an attitude of helpfulness, team spirit and support to all team members.

• Acts as a source of direction to visitors, staff and external populations, i.e.: delivery staff, vendors, etc.

• Represents the organization professionally.

• Interacts positively with residents, family members, and visitors under a variety of conditions and circumstances.

• Promptly reports all needs and concerns to the Supervisor or designated alternate.

• No deficiencies on most recent DOH survey related to nutritional services as determined by root cause analysis.

• Facility is better than state and federal benchmarks for weight loss, dehydration and fecal impaction and pressure ulcers

• Nourishment cost increase does not exceed the national inflation rate for food.

• No deficient practices identified on Quality Review related to the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.

• Provides one facility-wide nutritional education program
• per year.

• Achieve a score of 90% or higher on patient satisfaction questionnaire related to dietary expectations.

• Achieve a score of 90% or better in the patient expectations questionnaire "would you recommend this facility"

• Leadership

• Personal Development

• Initiative

• Team Development

QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION:
Minimum: Associates degree in Dietetics/Nutrition
Preferred: Bachelor degree in Dietetics/Nutrition
EXPERIENCE:
Minimum:Ten full-time equivalent years of education and supervised experience (1600 hours of experience/one year of credit for every 30 semester hours or education)
Preferred: Completion of your Bachelor Educational program experience requirements.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Valid NYS Dietician license
APPLY ONLINE OR SEND YOUR RESUME TO:
Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Ulster
Attn: Cassidy Iula
1 Wingate Way Highland, NY 12528
Call or Text: (845) 768-6824
ABOUT US:
Taconic Health Care is a portfolio of three health care facilities in New York state, including: Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Beacon in Beacon; Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Hopewell in Fishkill; and Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Ulster. We're proud to be a family of high-quality health care providers that also includes Absolut Care, The McGuire Group and VestraCare.
Our team is comprised of charismatic, smile-bringing, life-saving, compassionate caregivers who love to make a difference in the lives of our residents. Together, we have the privilege of caring for and learning from more than 2,800 extraordinary legends while providing them with superior levels of nursing and rehabilitative services.
Our collective stories; our legends are what help define our organization and the outstanding care we provide. We are Legends Caring for Legends, and we invite you to join our team!
EOE
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)