Registered Dietitian - Flint, United States - Preferred Care Health Centers

Description

Briarwood Nursing and Rehab is seeking a Registered Dietitian to coordinate with the Nutrition Services Manager to ensure that qualify food service and nutritional care is provided to the residents.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintains clinical nutrition documentation for residents in accordance with Nursing Center policy and procedure, as well as state and federal regulations.
• Involves the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Ensures a dietary Kardex or similar record of diet orders and food preferences is utilized in the Nutrition Services Department.
• Coordinates with the Dietary Manager the review and customization of the regular and therapeutic menus to meet the food preferences of the residents in accordance with established policies, procedures, Diet Manual guidelines, standard of practice, and regulations.
• Coordinates with the Dietary Manager to ensure that all diets ordered by the physician are planned on the therapeutic menu.
• Assists the Dietary Manager with processing diet orders and changes and ensuring that an accurate tray card is available for each resident receiving meals.
• Ensures that new residents are visited upon admission to obtain a Diet History and food preferences.
• Assists the Dietary Manager with training Nutrition Services employees.
• Provides in-service training to Nursing Center staff on topics related to Nutrition and Foodservice.
• Stays abreast of federal regulations for long-term care, dietetic registration/licensure, and food safety, as well as state-specific regulations for the state he/she works and incorporates into his/her work as needed.
• Monitors industry trends, new products, current research, and new programs in medical nutrition therapy and foodservice and incorporates into his/her work as needed.

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association
• ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred
• Experience in long-term care environment and geriatric nutrition preferred

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, PTO and more

Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, a Preferred Care Michigan company is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.