Part Time Regional Clinical Dietitian - Engage Healthcare
Baltimore, MD
About the Job
Engage Healthcare -
Regional Dietician
Engage Healthcare is looking for a PT Regional Dietitian to join our team! The Regional Dietitian is responsible for the oversight and evaluation of all dietary functions for 5 locations in Maryland.
Qualifications:
- Must have at least 2 years LTC experience.
- B.S. or advanced degree in Dietetics or Foods and Nutrition.
- Registered Dietitian
- Minimum of two years of experience as a Registered Dietitian with demonstrated increased responsibility.
- Ability to develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
- Demonstrated leadership ability and capability to work effectively with all levels of personnel.
- Knowledge of Federal and MD State regulations, including, but not limited to FDA and USDA Food Code.
Duties and Responsibilites:
- Utilizes current nutrition principles and standards of practice to ensure maintenance and improved nutritional status of residents at community locations, by community Dietitians.
- Reviews menus for normal and therapeutic diets. Monitors preparation and service of residents' meals at community locations.
- Reviews nutritional assessment and patient care plan chart entries by facility Dietitians.
- Provides in-service’s as deemed appropriate and requested by communities.
- Enforces policies and procedures at communities.
- Provides in-service training for nursing or as needed.
- Evaluates department regularly to insure compliance with all State and Federal health department regulations.
- Help ensure good interdepartmental and intra-departmental relations.
- May be requested to assist in interviewing and evaluating the CDM's.
- Observation and evaluation of the Nutritional Services Department.
Diets:
- quality and quantity
- appearance
- temperature
- Sanitation
- Safe and efficient procedures
Supervision:
- Participates in the review of performance for the Certified Dietary Manager's and makes recommendations to the Administrator.
- Participates in the review of performance for the Registered Dietitian's and makes recommendations to the Administrator.
- Reviews and assists the Certified Dietary Manager and/or Registered Dietitian with the correction of findings and deficiencies of the Department of Public Health.
- Make staffing recommendations to the Administrator to ensure adequate Registered Dietitian Hours.
- Assist the QA Nurses in oversight of the Quality measures or other quality metrics and offer guidance to continually improve the community quality indicators.
- Assist the Dietary Department in Oversight of the Sanitation Reviews and Dining Programs.
Engage Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer that promotes a drug-free workplace.
Source : Engage Healthcare