Regional Registered Dieititan

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field
• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition
• License or certification as mandated by the state in which employed
• ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred

Job Functions

• In collaboration with Corporate RD will direct and coordinate the development, implementation, and maintenance of the following:
• Diet Manual
• Menus
• Dietary capital equipment specifications
• Dietary Quality Indicators
• Coordinate dietary services with other patient care services through on-going communication with other director/manager consultants.
• Function as facility Dietitian in those facilities designated by the Corporate Dietitian and/or Regional Director of Operations.
• Review Consultant reports, Quality Assurance, and survey results from the region. Recommend intervention and follow up if necessary.
• Ensure that National and Regional food vendor and manufacturer programs are complied with throughout the region.
• Interview and select facility dietitians and dietary managers.
• Routinely communicates issues, concerns, and opportunities for improvement to the Executive Director and Director of Operations.
• Uses independent judgment and discretion on behalf of the organization in the performance of these duties.
• Monitor and validate nutritional systems for region.
• Provide assistance to operations to improve services in targeted facilities.
• Provide training to consultants, dietary managers, and dietitians throughout the region as indicated by Quality Indicators, changes in regulations, and facility visits.
• Participate in presurvey visits with the regional team.
• Participates in the long-term care survey process.
• Instructs staff in matters of conduct and disclosure.
• Maintains a presence at the Nursing Center as directed by the Corporate/Regional team while surveyors are on-site and directs the timely collection of information required by the survey team.
• Undertakes corrective action while survey is in progress, if appropriate.
• Works with the Nutrition Services Supervisor/Manager and other Nursing Center departments to develop survey plan of correction, as needed.
• Maintains good communications and working relationships with all departments in the Nursing Center.
• Performs job duties safely as specified in the physical, sensory, and mental requirements.
• Stays abreast of federal regulations for long-term care, dietetic registration/licensure, and food safety, as well as state-specific regulations for the state he/she works and incorporates into his/her work as needed.
• Maintains good communications and working relationships with all departments in the Nursing Center.
• Performs other duties as assigned.