Dietician - VestraCare : Job Details

Dietician

STARTING RATE: $30.00/hr. ($30.00 - $34.00/hr., dependent upon experience)

SHIFT: Full-Time, Days

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Dietician works with the Food Service Director, Diet Technician, and other Dietary personnel to ensure that proper nutritional care is maintained. Communicates and establishes a rapport with other disciplines within the facility. Frequently interact with the residents on a 1:1 basis.

BENEFITS:

* Weekly Paychecks

* Tuition Assistance

* Referral Bonuses up to $1,000/referral

* Flexible Schedules

* Peer Mentorship

* Generous Paid Time Off

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Dietician works with the Food Service Director, Diet Technician, and other Dietary personnel to ensure that proper nutritional care is maintained. Communicates and establishes a rapport with other disciplines within the facility. Frequently interact with the residents on a 1:1 basis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Prepares/oversees an initial nutritional assessment of all admitted residents.

* Participates in assuring that regular and therapeutic diet menus are nutritionally adequate and by the approved facility diet manual.

* Works with the diet technician to coordinate weekly weights, meal patterns, nourishments, meal supplements intake and consistency appropriateness, intake study requirements and result, documentation requirements, transfer/discharge summaries, and tube feed reviews. Reviews, evaluate, and charts (as needed) pertinent lab values.

* Continually counsels and educates the patients, residents, family members, and facility personnel on proper therapeutic and essential nutrition in conjunction with a diet technician.

* Monitors patient/resident meal, nourishment, supplement intake, and consistency appropriateness.

* Make appropriate referrals to OT, Speech Therapist, Dentist, and Nursing staff.

* Works in conjunction with the Food Service Director to ensure that:

* Policy and procedures are current and reviewed annually.

* Dietetic education programs are planned to keep the dietary and nursing departments updated and informed as required by Education Department.

* The facility diet manual is current and approved.

* Temporary and permanent dietary changes are nutritionally adequate.

* Attends interdisciplinary meetings, including weekly comprehensive care planning sessions. Also attends seminars outside the facility that are pertinent to job performance and credentials.

* Reviews facility and dietary department meeting minutes to keep informed of current events within the facility.

* Maintains registration requirements by New York State.

* Provides a copy of the registration to the facility upon hire and with subsequent renewal.

* Evaluates diet histories and reviews nourishment and supplement records.

* Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

* Bachelor's degree in Dietetics/Nutrition

* Registered with American Dietetic Association

* One year of long-term care facility experience preferred

* Must attend continuing education credit in-service hours to fulfill ADA requirements

APPLY ONLINE OR SEND YOUR RESUME TO:

Robert Bobby Dolan, Director of Recruitment and Marketing

Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

232 Academy Street

Boonville, New York 13309

TEXT: 315.###.#### for more information

ABOUT US:

VestraCare is a portfolio of four health care facilities in New York state, including: Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk; Roscoe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Roscoe; Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville; and Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City. We're proud to be a family of high-quality health care providers that also includes Absolut Care, Taconic Health Care and The McGuire Group.

Our team is comprised of charismatic, smile-bringing, life-saving, compassionate caregivers who love to make a difference in the lives of our residents. Together, we have the privilege of caring for and learning from more than 2,800 extraordinary legends while providing them with superior levels of nursing and rehabilitative services.

Our collective stories; our legends are what help define our organization and the outstanding care we provide. We are Legends Caring for Legends, and we invite you to join our team!

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