Dietitian - Wesley Enhanced Living

Overview

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The Dietitian plans, develops, implements, and maintains programs and systems of nutritional care; ensures the resident nutritional needs are met and documented to fulfill the requirements of all federal, state, and local regulations.  The Dietitian advises the interdisciplinary teams in the areas of nutrition, dietetics, and menu coordination. They ensure nutritional care plans will meet the needs and maximize the quality of life for residents, and they will perform other duties as required. 

Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs assessments on all new health center admissions within designated timeframe, routinely on all health center residents and as needed for Care conference meetings.  

• Develops and implements a nutritional plan of care based on assessment of nutritional needs and updates plan of care quarterly or as appropriate. 

• Visits all residents upon admission and as needed for food preferences and nutritional issues and dietary concerns. 

• Monitors all resident’s weights over a one-, three- and six-month period, and reports the findings in weekly, multidisciplinary weight meetings. 

• Ensures appropriate documentation of nutritional assessment including but not limited to pertinent lab values, diet or weight changes, nutrition history, any previously identified nutrition-related issues, and recommended intervention in the resident’s chart and care plan.  

• Attends resident care plan meetings with the interdisciplinary team as scheduled or sends appropriate representation. 

• Demonstrates knowledge of cycle menu management system, sanitation, and menu review to assure compliance with regulatory requirements. 

• Assures that all services and programs comply with federal, state and/or local laws and statutes within their community. 

• Complete audits in accordance with WEL standards and ensure they are updated, to include test tray, sanitation, and tray card audits. 

• Works with the interdisciplinary team to provide appropriate nutrition-related counseling to residents, families, and caregivers.   

• Provides nutritional education to residents and caregivers as needed or as ordered by the physician and completes other nutritional consults and supporting documentation as assigned.  

• Provide PC and IL resident assessments per consult. 

Qualifications

Qualifications include: 

• Knowledge of dietary regulations from the PA Dept of Health for skilled nursing home residents and Point Click Care online charting system. 
• Ability to work independently to complete assessments and plans of care in the required period.  
• Demonstrates ability to work as part of the interdisciplinary team and make meaningful contributions to the development of the plan of care.  

Education:

• Master’s degree in nutrition or related field preferred 

Licensure/Certification:

• Current, active PA State Dietitian/Nutritionist license required 

At WEL, you will be paid at a competitive salary and enjoy a generous benefits package! 

Some of our benefits include:

• Health Insurance (including prescription and vision)
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Wellness program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Other generous benefits

WEL is ranked #4 in the nation on the 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces in Aging Services list, and has been a Certified Great Place to Work for the past six years in a row. We got here because of our amazingly talented employees and their commitment to our mission of making a compelling difference in the lives of our residents!

We welcome your application and invite you to visit: www.wel.org to learn more about our  130+ year young organization, our enhanced living philosophy, and our award winning team of employees. 

For the safety and protection of our residents, employees, and visitors our organization requires that all staff members receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

An Equal Opportunity Employer | A Mandatory COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Employer

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