Registered Dietitian

Overview

Required skills & experience: • Strong preference for those who have completed 2-step COVID-19 vaccination series or are willing to do so in first 30 days after hire as condition of continued employment • Registered Dietitian with at least 4 years’ experience managing nutrition services in a similar setting. • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) / First Aid Certification required. • Current driver’s license and proof of auto insurance required. • Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members. • Ability to process accurate information in a timely manner. • Excellent leadership, organizational and communication skills in settings with seniors, their families and interdisciplinary team members. • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. • At least 1 year of experience with a frail or elderly population. • Experience and competency working with people from diverse backgrounds. • Deep commitment to helping unlock the potential of our most vulnerable seniors. What you need to know: • Conducting Nutrition assessments to determine the nutrition needs, preferences and goals of the participants and actively participate in IDT meetings to develop participant care plans. • Delivering and documenting direct care Nutrition interventions in accordance with physician orders and/or as agreed upon in the participants’ care plans including but not limited to implementing and monitoring special diets and meal intake and providing nutrition counseling to participants and families. • Overseeing the menu planning and meal delivery program to ensure that all safety and regulatory requirements are met and participants receive the correct special diets. • Overseeing the coordination of supplements as ordered. • Providing staff training to day center staff on the meal delivery program as needed. • Working with the WelbeHealth PACE Physician and other members of the IDT to support smooth care transitions between settings (e.g. hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home, etc.). • Supporting the intake and enrollment process to ensure prospective participants move through the enrollment process in a timely and effective manner. • Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Company

Our client is a Hospital and Healthcare company that provides full-service health care and personalized support to help you age well at home and in your community. Their program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) meets the changing needs of seniors, often at no cost.