Westchester Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing -
Westchester Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing is seeking a FullTime Dietitian.
DUTIES:
- Assess the Residents' nutritional status, provide recommendations to medical staff for diet, and develop nutritional care plans
- Evaluate special needs of Residents regarding nutrition support, skin breakdown, mood and significant weight issues
- Coordinate procurement of nutrition support supplies and oral supplements with outside vendors as well as involved department heads
- Monitor Resident meal service to ensure diet modifications are followed
- Educate Residents, families, and staff in concepts of nutrition & diet modification
- Routinely evaluate Dietary Care plans for effectiveness to ensure high quality of care
- Participate with an interdisciplinary team to review and adjust residents' plan of care
- Work closely with Speech-Language Pathologist to ensure appropriate mechanically altered diets are provided for residents with dysphagia
- Reviewing all menu changes to ensure they follow the facility's policies/procedures & State/Federal guidelines
- Recommend diet order and menu changes in computer menu software
- Complete required assessment and documentation such as assigned MDS areas and periodic assessments
- Monitor residents weight and food/caloric intake
- Communicate with an interdisciplinary team on a daily basis to provide quality care to Residents
REQUIREMENTS:
Registered Dietitian
Nursing Home, Long Term Care or Acute Care Experience preferred
Knowledge of applicable state and federal guidelines
Computer literacy and proficiency with EMR (Sigmacare) software and computer-based menu systems (Gerimenu) are a PLUS!