Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center - As a Registered Dietician, you would be responsible for the nutrition assessments of our residents and monitoring their progress, keeping organized and cohesive documentation and conducting routine audits related to nutrition and food services.
Responsibilities:
- Completes nutrition assessments for the adult/geriatric population in a long term care and sub-acute rehabilitation setting in accordance with policies and standards of care.
- Develops, implements, monitors, and appropriately documents individualized nutrition care plans based on current best practices.
- Provides nutrition counseling/education for residents and their family members.
- Maintains resident nutrition information in the computer system.
- Conducts routine audits and monitors performance improvement initiatives related to nutrition and food service.
- Attends, and actively participates in, resident care plan meetings, staff meetings, required in-service programs, and other meetings/programs deemed appropriate by the Administrator.
- Maintains a working knowledge of federal and state regulations regarding nutritional services in the long term care setting.
- Serves as a nutrition consultant for the Administrator, Diet Technician, Food Service Director, Dietary Supervisor, and multidisciplinary medical team.
- Conducts in-service programs for dietary and facility staff upon request.
- Assists the Food Service Director and/or Dietary Supervisor with department oversight on an as-needed basis.