Registered Dietitian (RD)

Facility: Ciena Healthcare. Provides oversight of the operation of the Dietary Department to include staffing, food ordering and preparation, food delivery and clean‑up in accordance with facility policies, physician orders, resident care plans, and applicable regulations and clinical assessments to assure nutritional needs are met.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with matching funds
• Life insurance
• Employee discounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan reimbursement

Responsibilities

• Oversees the dietary department and provides supervision to dietary staff to ensure residents’ nutritional needs are met according to standards of practice and regulatory guidelines.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Participates in regularly scheduled conferences including department head meetings, Resident at Risk meetings, and interdisciplinary care plan meetings.
• Oversees the purchase of food and supplies within budget and maintains adequate supply for each meal.
• Provides technical guidance and administrative direction over diet planning, menu formulation, preparation, and service of regular and therapeutic diets.
• Ensures menus meet resident nutritional needs, preferences, physician orders, and regulatory guidelines.
• Interviews residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history.
• Participates in maintaining records of residents’ food likes and dislikes.
• Confirms that charted nutritional progress notes are informative and descriptive of services provided and the resident’s response.
• Visits residents periodically to evaluate quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
• For Registered Dietitians with one location: provides timely and accurate completion of the nutritional portion of MDS, CAA, Resident Care Planning, Progress Notes, Nutritional Assessment, Nutritional Data Card, Diet Card, and other requirements per facility policy to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. For Registered Dietitians with multiple locations, this function may vary.
• Monitors weekly and monthly weights and collaborates with nursing personnel to make appropriate recommendations.
• Monitors meals to ensure nutritious, well‑prepared, palatable meals are served in a timely and consistent manner while adhering to menus and diet orders.
• Verifies appropriate meals/snacks are served to residents with special dietary needs.
• Monitors food production, maintaining use of standardized recipes and menus and ensuring proper preparation and storage of food and supplies.
• Monitors tray line and meal service to ensure the highest level of quality and timeliness of food service.
• Monitors to ensure adequate food and supplies for disaster preparedness as required by state and federal regulations.
• Assists in creating job assignments and setting priorities.
• Meets facility policies and state and federal regulations regarding sanitation and safe food handling techniques.
• Conducts at least monthly sanitation rounds of the kitchen and related areas to ensure regulatory requirements and sanitation are maintained.
• Assists with the development of plans of correction following State, Federal, and QA surveys, as needed.
• Maintains records, manages budget and supplies.
• Monitors equipment and work areas to verify they are maintained in a clean, safe, and orderly manner; maintains strict adherence to procedures regarding cleaners or hazardous materials; verifies universal precautions, infection control, isolation, fire, safety, and sanitation practices are followed; and promptly addresses any hazardous conditions and equipment.
• Monitors food preparation and food storage areas to ensure health and sanitation regulations are met.
• Reviews resident diet information and care plans, discusses with resident, family, and nursing staff as necessary to make appropriate changes.
• Creates and implements procedures for department equipment to be operated only by trained, authorized personnel in a safe manner.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiatives.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field required.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience as a Dietitian in a healthcare or skilled nursing setting preferred.
• One (1) to two (2) years management/supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of MDS, care planning, and clinical documentation standards.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations governing dietary and nutritional services.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) required.
• Must meet state licensure requirements for a Dietitian (if applicable).
• ServSafe Certification or ServSafe certification within 90 days of employment.

Ciena Healthcare is a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in Michigan and Ohio. We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them.

Job ID: IND123