Registered Dietitian
Company: SKLD West Bloomfield
Location: West Bloomfield
Posted on: February 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Description:Position Summary:In keeping with our organization's
goal of improving the lives of the Residents we serve, the
Dietitian provides nutritional care to all Residents of the
facility through monitoring, care planning and education. The
Dietitian under limited supervision, makes recommended changes to
the Resident's diet in effort to help them reach their nutritional
and medical goals.Principal Duties and Responsibilities:Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.Consult with physicians and
health care personnel to assess nutritional needs, diet
restrictions and current health plans to develop, implement, and
document nutrition care plans in PCC and provide nutritional
counseling.Advise residents and their families on nutritional
principles, nutritional intervention plans and diet modifications,
and food selection and preparation.Monitor food service operations
to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and
quality standards.Provides nutrition services and medical nutrition
therapy integrated with the Residents' medical goals.Evaluate,
interpret, monitor and document the nutritional status and
nutritional needs of Residents using established standards of care
guidelines.Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good
nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to
improve their quality of life and to meet the cultural needs of
Residents.Write diet orders as needed.Investigate and address
weight losses and weight gains in residents. Discuss resident
weight differences with nursing management to address the issue.
Follow up continually to ensure patient is meeting weight
goals.Function as a member of the clinical interdisciplinary
team.Must be knowledgeable of individual care plans and support the
care planning process by attending care planning meetings and
making recommendations regarding nutritional needs of
Guests.Completes assigned MDS portions accurately and on
time.Follow established safety precautions when preforming tasks
and using equipment and supplies.Be able to effectively work with
residents with various and altered mental statuses.Maintains the
comfort, privacy and dignity of Residents and interacts with them
in a manner that displays warmth, respect and promotes a caring
environment.Must answer and respond to call lights promptly and
courteously when working in Residents care areas.Communicates and
interacts effectively and tactfully with Residents, visitors,
families, peers and supervisors.Maintains a high level of
confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA guidelines at all times
and protects confidential information by only providing information
on a need-to-know basis.Attend and participate in meetings and
in-services as directed or scheduled. Attends in-service and
education programs and attends continuing education required for
maintenance of professional certification or licensure.Understands
Infection Control and follows the Company's Infection Control
guidelines, such as hand washing principles, understanding of
isolation and standard precautions, recognizing signs and symptoms
of infection, demonstrating and understanding of the process for
identifying and handling infectious waste and cross contamination,
maintaining personal hygiene, and complying with OSHA standards in
the workplace.Promotes and Protects Resident Rights by assisting
Residents to make informed decisions, treating Residents with
dignity and respect, protecting Residents' personal belongings,
reporting suspected abuse or neglect, avoiding the need for
physical restraints in accordance with current professional
standards, and supporting independent expression, choice and
decision-making consistent with applicable laws and
regulations.Perform other tasks as required.Supervisory
Responsibility:This position has no supervisory
responsibilities.Requirements:Education, Training, and
Experience:Must be a Registered Dietitian, or Register Eligible, or
possess a Bachelor of Dietetics degree.Completed an accredited
Diabetic internship program preferred.One year of experience as a
Registered Dietitian preferred.Knowledge of LARA
regulations.Specific skills, knowledge, and abilities:Knowledge of
medical nutrition therapy in a hospital or long-term care
facility.Ability to communicate effectively, analyze problems and
identify practical solutions.Must be able to relate to older
adults.Ability to organize and perform assignments with minimal
supervision.Must be able to work cooperatively with others in the
department and facility.Strong interpersonal skills, and the
ability to communicate well and work with families, volunteers, and
the public.Must be able to work flexible hours, including evenings
and weekends.Basic computer knowledge is
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Keywords: SKLD West Bloomfield, Detroit , Registered Dietitian, Healthcare , West Bloomfield, Michigan
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