Registered Dietitian (RD)

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!