PRN Registered Dietitian

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for a comprehensive knowledge of clinical nutrition and therapeutic diets. Completes participant nutritional assessments and reassessments as needed. Obtains participant food preferences and observes for adherence to dietary modifications. Determines adequacy of current diet and supplements when necessary. Conducts meal rounds and sanitation inspections. Provides nutrition education to participants, caregivers and PACE of West Baltimore staff. Promotes professional working relationships with both internal and external customers.

Adheres to and supports all organizational policies and procedures and standards. Promotes teamwork!

DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and implements nutritional care plans for participants.
• Completes initial and annual assessments for all participants and semiannual reassessments for each participant with an open dietary problem.
• Provides nutrition education and counseling to participants, family and/or caregivers based on individual plans of care in accordance with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics standards.
• Maintains required certifications/registrations.
• Determines and monitors therapeutic diets, special dietary modifications and communicates concerns with interdisciplinary team.
• Coordinates with the Interdisciplinary Team to develop a comprehensive plan of care for each participant.
• Assists participants with community food resources including Meals on Wheels, congregate meal sites, commodity foods, and coordination/communication with Project Angel Heart.
• Functions as a liaison to Kitchen services, oversees dining service needs, monitors meal service, special diet adherence, and addresses nutritional concerns with serving staff.
• Assist in implementing nutrition policies and procedures and conducts sanitation/food safety checks in the dining service environment.
• Assists with the compliance and administration of the food program, including staff training, menu review, and monitoring of meal service.
• Develop and maintain relationships with contractors and staff in contracted facilities to foster communication around nutrition care and interventions.
• Provide nutrition education to staff and community as requested.
• Monitors weights, medical diagnosis, changes in chewing, swallowing, hydration, mood changes, intake, other health and environment changes and reports changes to interdisciplinary team members.
• Participate in care team meetings, participant care conferences and family meetings.
• Manage nutrition supplement products provided by PACE:
  Assess need for supplements, write orders, monitor effectiveness, manage inventory and coordinate delivery of products to participants.
• Assists in training of new staff.
• Participates in work area development, in-service training, and department meetings.
• Demonstrates dependability, punctuality, good communication skills, and work area readiness.
• Interacts in a courteous, pleasant and friendly manner with co-workers, participants, families, PACE of West Baltimore staff and staff at contracted facilities.
• Communicates regularly with vendors.
• Monitors expenditures with commitment to good stewardship of the organization’s resources.
• Communicates clearly and concisely with sensitivity to the needs of others.
• Considers the impact of decisions on other departments and the company as a whole, while demonstrating effective partnership management skills.
• Handles potentially infectious specimens with appropriate biohazard precautions, and practices Universal Precautions.
• Maintains courteous, helpful, and professional behavior on the job. Displays a willingness and ability to be responsive in a warm and caring manner to all customer groups. Consistently cooperates and supports organization in problem solving…