Regional Registered Dietitian

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Joining our organization means more than accepting a position—it means becoming part of a team dedicated to improving resident outcomes, supporting facility success, and advancing clinical excellence across multiple skilled nursing communities.

Hybrid work environment with remote flexibility and facility support Opportunity to influence clinical outcomes across multiple facilities Leadership role with direct impact on resident care and quality measures Collaborative, interdisciplinary team environment Meaningful work that improves the lives of residents every day

We are seeking a highly qualified and operationally strong Registered Dietitian / Regional Dietitian to provide clinical nutrition leadership and dietary department oversight for our skilled nursing and long-term care facilities across Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Wyoming. This position is ideally based in or near Denver, Colorado and operates in a hybrid capacity, combining remote administrative responsibilities with regular on-site facility visits.

As the Regional Dietitian, you will oversee clinical nutrition services, dietary department operations, regulatory compliance, survey readiness, quality improvement initiatives, and staff education. You will collaborate closely with facility leadership teams, dietary managers, nursing departments, physicians, therapy teams, and interdisciplinary care teams to ensure residents receive individualized, clinically appropriate, and regulatory-compliant nutrition services.

This role serves as a key clinical and operational resource supporting resident outcomes, dietary compliance, resident satisfaction, and organizational performance across multiple facilities.

Clinical Nutrition Oversight

• Complete, review, and oversee nutrition assessments, reassessments, care plans, and nutrition-related documentation
• Evaluate residents for nutrition risks including weight loss, wounds, pressure injuries, dehydration, dysphagia, dialysis needs, tube feeding requirements, and therapeutic diet needs
• Develop individualized nutrition interventions in collaboration with physicians, nursing, therapy, pharmacy, social services, and interdisciplinary teams
• Review resident weights, meal intake, laboratory values, supplement utilization, hydration status, and skin integrity concerns
• Recommend therapeutic diets, texture-modified diets, oral nutrition supplements, hydration interventions, fortified foods, and enteral nutrition support
• Participate in care conferences, weight-loss meetings, wound meetings, QAPI initiatives, and high-risk resident reviews
• Support accurate nutrition-related documentation and MDS input to promote quality outcomes and reimbursement accuracy

Dietary Department Oversight

• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to Dietary Managers, Food Service Directors, cooks, dietary aides, and facility leadership teams
• Evaluate dietary operations including meal service, tray accuracy, food storage, sanitation, menu compliance, and dining experiences
• Conduct routine dietary audits to assess compliance, documentation quality, operational performance, and survey readiness
• Assist facilities with dietary policies, procedures, competencies, corrective action plans, and operational improvements
• Support implementation of resident-centered dining practices, hydration programs, supplement programs, and therapeutic diet systems
• Monitor food safety practices, sanitation standards, and kitchen organization

Regulatory Compliance & Survey Readiness

• Support compliance with CMS Food and Nutrition Services requirements and applicable federal regulations
• Assist facilities in maintaining compliance with 42 CFR §483.60 and applicable state regulations
• Participate in mock surveys, dietary audits, kitchen inspections, and regulatory readiness activities
• Assist with plans of correction, allegations of compliance, and post-survey monitoring activities
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory requirements affecting nutrition services, dietary operations, food safety, and resident care

Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement

• Participate in regional and facility QAPI initiatives related to nutrition services, weight management, wounds, hydration, resident satisfaction, and dietary operations
• Analyze trends involving weight loss, supplement utilization, dietary citations, food quality concerns, and resident grievances
• Develop and support performance improvement plans…