Job Summary and Specifications
Job Title: Registered Dietitian
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Range: See Salary Scale
Education: Bachelor’s degree from ADA accredited institution with a major in nutrition. Master’s Degree plus approved work experience preferred.
Experience: 1 years’ experience working with the frail elderly population.
Number and Type of Employees Supervised (optional): None
Licensure, Registry or Certification Required: ADA registered.
Special Training: Requires ability to teach; analytical thinking; and ability to provide care to geriatric participants; knowledge of clinical dietetics. Only act within the scope of his or her authority to practice. Meet a standardized set of competencies for the specific position description established by Senior TLC and approved by CMS before working independently.
Immunizations: Be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all immunizations up to date before engaging in direct participant contact
Ages of Patients Rendered Care:
Neonate/Infant
Early Childhood
Adolescent
Adult
Geriatric
All Age Groups
Key Responsibilities: (*denotes an age-related skill or task)
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Performs nutritional assessments and reassessments as indicated by nutrition standards.
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Provides nutrition education to participants/caregivers as indicated and according to ADA standards.
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Works collaboratively with other team members.
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Assists with coordination of 24-hour care delivery.
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Documents participant changes appropriately in the medical record and communicates participant changes to team members as needed.
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Updates participants’ care plans appropriately throughout the reassessment period.
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Participates, collaborates, and contributes as a member of the Interdisciplinary team (IDT). Emphasizes teamwork and collaboration in all clinic and Interdisciplinary interactions.
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Supports his/her Interdisciplinary Team and promotes unity among the team while interacting with the team, other co-workers, and/or participants. Supports team members and functions as a team player while providing that support and adheres to the “do no harm” team contract statement.
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Participates in participant care planning including the implementation of SMART goals/interventions for the participants’ care plans and enters all care plan information in a timely manner as per organizational protocols.
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Accepts teammates’ differences in professional assessment findings, as they relate to participant care, and supports teams’ decisions while promoting a united team for the participants’ continuity of care and for staff development.
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Supports team members and functions as a team player while providing that support and adheres to the “do no harm” team contract statement.
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Supports Senior TLC’s mission to encourage and support the quality of life of seniors wishing to continue living in the community; its vision to be the preferred provider of individualized care for seniors in the community; and its values of respect, integrity, accountability, compatible goals, and compassionate care.
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Other duties as assigned.
