Registered Dietitian Assistant

Registered Dietitian Assistant

Majestic Care of Cedar Village is looking for a Registered Dietitian (Assistant) to join our team's mission and believe in our core values! Our mission: Through the hearts of our Care Team Members, we provide excellent healthcare to those we serve.

Our Core Values...

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- Listening

E
- Empathy

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- Accountability

D
- Decisiveness

This is how we create a culture to LEAD with Love.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Registered Dietitian Assistant’s primary responsibilities include, but not limited to, documenting medical, food, and nutrition-related date into the medical record, developing and implementing nutritional interventions/plan of care that meet professional standards of practice, reflect current evidence-based practices, and are in full compliance for all applicable regulatory statures. Accurately completes MDS assessments as directed by the Registered Dietitian. Assists with updating tray tickets, diet changes, and participates in the IDT careplan and at-risk meetings.

Monitors meal and supplement intake to evaluate the resident’s acceptance and progress towards nutritional goals. Provides oversight to the culinary departments to assigned territory to ensure regulatory standards are being met as relates to sanitation, food handling, menu compliance and dining services. Travel between assigned facilities is essential.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is essential function of the position.

· Demonstrates expertise in clinical nutrition, preferably in geriatric and rehabilitation care practices in the skilled nursing environment.

· Possesses the ability to apply critical thinking to a variety of situations, assess objectives, develop and implement and monitor effective plans for improvement.

· Working knowledge of computer and software applications used to perform job responsibilities.

· Ability to work independently, to follow instructions, and to accept constructive feedback.

· Effectively lead and support Culinary CTMs

· Monitors and provides guidance to the Director of Nutrition and Food Service regarding appropriate preparation and delivery of regular and therapeutic diets.

· Provide a written record of recommendations for changes in nutrition care, including recommendations to physicians, recommendations for nursing care, and changes in the meal plan, as identified in the medical record, to nursing management and the Executive Director.

· Conducts regular meal observations and interviews staff and residents to ensure that all residents are receiving food in the amount, type, consistency, and frequency to maintain adequate nutritional parameters

· Collaborates with Registered Dietitian timely to requests for information and suggestions to improve quality of Culinary Services.

· Conduct routine auditing and sanitation reviews of culinary department to ensure that regulated standards are being met

· Maintain appropriate documentation in resident medical records; participate in care planning.

· Monitors laboratory data to identify abnormal data that may indicate a change in metabolic status, nutrition status or hydration status.

· Monitors all residents for changes in weight weekly and/or monthly to identify potential changes in nutrition or hydration status.

· Based on the comprehensive assessment, identifies the nutrition interventions that are incorporated into the individualized interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident, and ensures that information…