What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Dietitian position at Journey?
Journey is looking for a Registered Dietitian to cover their 3 West Virginia facilities.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics from an accredited college or university.
- Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and licensed in Nutrition/Dietetics as required by the applicable state.
- Supervisory experience in a healthcare setting.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides registered dietitian services in one or more sites according to policies and procedures, and federal and state requirements.
- Plans, organizes, develops, and directs the nutritional care of the resident in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations.
- Assesses/Monitors the residents’ nutritional status and provides recommendations to clinical/medical staff.
- Develops and updates nutritional care plans as needed.
- Observes resident meal service to ensure diets are correct and modifications are followed.
- Educates residents, families and staff on nutritional concepts and diet modification.
- Works with other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure that modified texture or therapeutic diets are in compliance with the resident’s medical condition.
- Reviews menu changes to ensure compliance with the facility’s policy and procedures and state and federal guidelines.
- Updates diet orders and menu changes as required.
- Conducts audits of relevant nutritional care on a routine basis.
- Completes nutritional assessments on residents on admission, readmission, quarterly, annually, and with any change in condition as per guidelines.
- Completes assigned sections in the Minimum Data Set (MDS) as per facility policy and procedure, and ensures the accuracy of the information provided.
- Performs regular inspections of food service areas for sanitation, order, safety, and proper performance of assigned duties.
- Monitors residents for weight changes, nutrition support, and skin breakdown, and makes recommendations as needed.
- Participates in inspection surveys, ensuring compliance with nutritional and dietary policies and procedures as per state and federal guidelines.
Additional Tasks
- Treats all residents with dignity and respect. Promotes and protects all residents’ rights.
- Establishes a culture of compliance by adhering to all facility policies and procedures. Complies with standards of business conduct, and state/federal regulations and guidelines.
- Follows appropriate safety and hygiene measures at all times to protect residents and themselves.
- Maintains confidentiality of protected health information, including verbal, written, and electronic communications.
- Reports noncompliance with policies, procedures, regulations, or breaches in confidentiality to appropriate personnel. Reports any retaliation or discrimination to HR or compliance officer.
- Reports any allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents to supervisor and/or administrator. Protects residents from abuse, and cooperates with all investigations.
- Reports any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and/or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
- Participates in all life safety and emergency drills and trainings. Fulfills responsibilities as assigned during implementation or activation of the facility’s emergency plan.
- Reports work-related injuries and illnesses immediately to supervisor.
- Follows established infection control policies and procedures.
- As a condition of employment, completes all assigned training and skills competency.
