Regional Support Dietitian
Position Details
Provides clinical support to regional accounts
Role requires extensive travel - up to 100% to site across the assigned region
Special Perks
- Education Reimbursement – Financial support for advanced learning
- Career Advancement – Growth programs tailored to RDNs
- Board Certifications – Financial rewards for obtaining specialty certifications
- Relocation Assistance – Support when moving 50+ miles (based on location)
- Professional Membership Dues, CDR, & Licensure Coverage – We cover your professional fees
- Free CEUs – Through our nutrition education webinar series
Company Recognition
- Named one of Modern Healthcare's "Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare" for five consecutive years
- Appeared on Training Magazine’s Top 125 Organizations list for six straight years
Benefits
- Health & Wellness – Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
- Financial Security – Life insurance, AD&D, and disability coverage
- Retail Ready – 401(k) and retirement plans to invest in your future
- Time Off – Flexible/Paid Time Off and holiday pay (varies by site/state), Paid Parental Leave, Personal Leave
- Exclusive Perks – Shopping discounts, commuter benefits, and more
- Wellness & Support – Employee Assistance Program, FSAs, and health programs
- Protection Plans – Identity Theft Protection and pet insurance
Job Summary
The Registered Dietitian represents the key contact with guests to assess nutritional and dietary needs, make recommendations, and work collaboratively with client representatives (especially nursing/medical staff), and with our Dining Services Director and Team Members to deliver those guests’ needs to high standards; is the leader in communicating and implementing new clinical systems and programs, both with clients and Dining Services Director, ensuring that all required statutory actions and documentation are consistently delivered; and ensures that nutritional requirements are incorporated into dining services production and operations, and provides overall planning, recommendations, documentation, and control of resident/patient nutritional needs in the facility to within requirements of company standards and policies and statutory requirements.
Essential Functions and Key Tasks
- Evaluates resident nutritional needs and establishes individualized plan of care
- Maintains client relationships
- Updates and applies professional knowledge
- Sets and communicates objectives, communicates and reinforces high standards in all areas, monitors performance and addresses issues.
- Completion of required departmental audits as indicated by leadership team, which may include clinical documentation review, food safety and sanitation, meal accuracy, and test tray audits.
- Completion as indicated to any corrective action plan as a result of these audits.
- Completion of any directives by corporate support by designated timeframes set forth by those individuals or teams.
Education and Experience
- Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD) and/or have licensure/certification
- Serve Safe, Choke Save and Allergen certification preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition/Dietetics, successful completion of Dietetic Internship or equivalent. Member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Master’s degree preferred.
- Must have 2 years of clinical experience in senior living environment
Work Environment
- Scheduling may require 10 day on and 4 day off scheduling this will be determined by support needs and transition of business.
- This position requires extensive travel up to 100%
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Required to reside within commutable distance to major airport.
- Requires work with extreme temperatures/conditions and frequent interaction with heated equipment, grease, refrigeration/freezer and other at-risk conditions.
- Computer knowledge and ability to work with multiple software programs is essential.
- Involves repetitive motion, walking and/or standing for extended periods of time.
- Frequent lifting, pushing, and carrying.
- Requires repetitive wrist motion.