Registered Dietitian For Pace

REGISTERED DIETITIAN

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a Registered Dietitian in good standing.

• Baccalaureate or advanced degree is required from an accredited college with major studies in food and nutrition or dietetics.

• Have a minimum of one year's experience working with a frail or elderly population.

SUMMARY: AllCARE for Seniors is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which is designed to provide community-based, comprehensive, integrated acute and long-term healthcare for eligible members of the frail elderly population.

The Registered Dietitian is a required member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and provides nutrition services for individuals enrolled in the agency's PACE program.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Comply with any State or Federal requirements for direct patient care, service delivery, participant rights, and the Quality Improvement (QI) activities and monitoring.

• Comply with the agency's requirement for criminal background check.

• Agree to abide by the philosophy, practices, and protocols of the PACE organization.

• Participate in PACE Orientation.

• Furnish only those services authorized by the PACE IDT.

• Complete competency evaluations required for all staff that provide direct participant care.

• Conduct initial and periodic assessments on PACE participants.

• Participate in the development of the IDT Plan of Care and attend IDT meetings as required.

• Communicate participant changes to team members.

• Participate in the coordination of a 24-hour care delivery.

• Complete all documentation in the medical record as required.

• Provide nutrition counseling and education to participants/caregivers as needed and according to AND (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) standards.

• Provide nutrition education to staff and the community.

• Provide nutrition education to Congregate Nutrition Sites on at least a quarterly basis.

• Provide nutrition counseling to all eligible home delivered meal clients, case management clients, and nutrition site members.

• Work collaboratively with other team members implementing participant education.

• Procures nutrition supplements and Adult Day Care (ADC) snacks per protocols.

• Develops monthly ADC Snack Menus.

• Reviews master agency lunch menu and verifies all requirements are met across all programs.

• Coordinates with the agency's Nutrition Services Department on Home Delivered Meals and ADC meals.

• Assists Center Manager in oversight of the PACE kitchen to meet regulatory requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to apply nutrition therapy principles to the senior population.

• Ability to define problems, goals, and interventions for plans of care.

• Knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and the ability to apply them to various situations.

• Ability to set objectives and develop action plans.

• Competent in identifying problems and developing effective solutions.

• Strong critical thinking skills.

• Orientation to detail and ability to see a broader picture.

• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.

• Proficiency in data and word processing applications. Offering competitive pay, generous leave policy and a family friendly work environment.

15 paid holidays, Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, Retirement, Short- and Long-term disability benefits, Critical Illness, Accident and Life Insurance.