About the role
Responsibilities
Purpose of Position
To support the medical management of the residents in the Center with the completion of a comprehensive nutritional assessment.
Position Functions and Responsibilities
- Understands ESCC Mission and Core Values and incorporates values into daily practice.
- Continually strive to improve the organization’s systems and/or services.
- Make decisions as a team to fulfill our mission, share recognition, and learn from failures.
- Treat every resident, family member, and co-worker with dignity, respect, and courtesy.
- Collaborates with members of the health care team to provide medical nutrition therapy.
- Assesses nutrition needs and identifies nutrient requirements according to age and disease specific needs of residents.
- Identifies potential food-drug interactions according to system policy and provides education based on identified need.
- Develops and implements the nutrition care plan for all assigned residents.
- Foster continuity of care among all phases across the continuum of care.
- Continuously evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
- Assesses patients’ learning needs, barriers to learning, preferred learning styles and educational level and provides nutrition education accordingly.
- Provides nutrition education to patient and family members on appropriate food selection and/or preparation and eating behaviors to accomplish patient goals.
- Write nutritional assessment reports for all residents upon admission, quarterly, annually, for significant changes, at discharge and as needed.
- Completes admission, quarterly, annual and significant change, and discharge MDS documentation.
- Participates in the management of the delivery of nutrition care services particularly to the assigned units.
- Participates in performance improvement and research activities.
- Supervises and mentors dietetic interns/students.
- Actively assesses, evaluates and maintains professional development and competency.
- Applies DOH and/or other regulatory standards in the provision of nutrition services.
- Locates and reviews research findings for their application to optimally manage a disease or condition and improve patient outcomes.
- Other related duties as may become necessary or as directed by your supervisor, department director, and/or administrator.
Qualifications
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition, preferred
- Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic registration of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
Experience
- 1 to 2 years of position related experience
- Pediatric and/or long-term care experience preferred
Hourly Rate
$45/Hr.