Facility Registered Dietician
Lake City Nursing and Rehab has an opening for a Facility Registered Dietician !
Schedule: Mon-Fri 7am-330pm
General Description: Under the direction of the Executive Director or Assistant Executive Director, provides clinical services in areas of nutritional documentation and assessment in accordance with current federal, state, and local guidelines and regulations. Adheres to established policies and procedures. Provides oversight of planning, managing, and implementing of the Food & Nutrition Services Departments’ activities. In short-term absence of a Director of Food & Nutrition Services, the Facility Registered Dietitian will direct the Food & Nutrition Services Department, its programs and activities.
Essential Duties:
1. Completes initial, change of condition, annual and quarterly nutritional assessments, plus the MDS and Care Plan per regulation and company policy and procedure.
2. Participates in discharge planning, development, and implementation of patient Care Plan, patient assessments, etc.
3. Interviews patients and/or family members to obtain diet history.
4. Performs administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting to the Executive Director as required.
5. Meets with administration, medical staff, and nursing staff, as well as other related departments in planning food service programs and activities.
6. Develops and maintains nutritional services objectives and standards.
7. Assists Director of Food & Nutrition Services in implementing and coordinating department policies and procedures.
8. Assists Director of Food & Nutrition Services in interpreting department policies and procedures to personnel, resident, visitors, family members, etc., as necessary.
9. Reviews department policies, procedures, manuals, job descriptions, etc., at least annually and participates in making recommended changes.
10. Assists in the development / monitoring / maintaining of the department budget.
11. Develops and participates in programs designed for in-service education, on the job training, and orientation classes for newly assigned department personnel.
12. Assists in the recruitment, selection, and training of a Director of Food & Nutrition Services, as requested.
13. Involves the resident / family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
14. Reviews and edits menus as prescribed by the Diet Manual.
15. Writes and approves therapeutic diets not defined on the cycle menu for which there are physician orders, instructs the staff on proper service of diets.
16. Inspects the food service area and practices for compliance with current applicable regulations.
17. Serves on various committees of the Facility as appointed by the Executive Director.
18. Documents on high risk residents monthly. 19. Conducts weekly weight committee meetings.
Education/Training/Experience: Must be a qualified dietician or other clinically qualified nutrition professional either fulltime, part-time or on a consultant basis.
Please apply online or you may visit our facility @ 2055 rex rd, Lake City, Ga, 30260.
Lake City NRC LLC is an EEO Employer - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status