Registered Dietician - Richfield

3719 Knollridge Rd, Salem, VA 24153, USA Req #1592
Monday, March 10, 2025
Founded in 1966, Friendship offers diverse senior living accommodations, award-winning care, new and innovative services, as well as specialized rehab and therapy, to over 1,500 residents and patients each day. With four campuses, the earliest dating back to 1919, Friendship has grown to offer the full continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, home care, outpatient therapy, inpatient rehab, long-term care and Alzheimer’s and memory care. As a non-profit, Friendship provides a caring community to serve a wide-range of residents including those with limited financial means. Visit friendship.us for more information.

Friendship is seeking a Registered Dietician to join our dedicated team at Richfield in Salem, VA. The Registered Dietician will promote health and control disease through sound nutrition principles and medical nutrition therapy. 

Roles & Responsibilities:  

  • Counsel residents and families regarding nutrition interventions

  • Participate in MDS completion and care planning for nutritional aspects of high risk residents (those requiring feeding tubes and/or dialysis) 

  • Supervise clinical nutrition care plans of all residents in the facility

  • Complete or oversee all nutrition consults ordered by practitioners

  • Prepare and disseminate significant weight changes in the facility

  • In-service/educate facility staff on nutritional aspects of policies and procedures as needed or requested by the administration

  • Attend care plan and risk meetings

  • Mentor/precept CDM candidates per request

  • Monitor quality measures report for accuracy of data entry and to aid with assessing and identifying residents at nutritional risk

  • Comply with facility safety and health guidelines

  • Provide consultation to administration regarding planning, policy development and priority setting based on evaluations of nutrition and food service programs

  • Complete audits on nutritional and/or food service programs; including regular kitchen sanitation inspections

  • Consult with Executive Director  of Dining on menus and compliance to state and federal regulations

  • Review policies and procedures related to nutrition, food service, and dining in preparation for state survey process

  • Prepare quality assurance report with information based on monthly significant weight changes. Attend the monthly QA meeting to discuss the weight change data.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree required

  • Valid, Registered Dietician license, required

  • Experience in long term care facility preferred

  • This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching all day. The employee must frequently lift or move objects weighing over 50 pounds

Benefits for Full Time Positions:

  • 401(k) retirement plan along with employer match
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Paid Time Off
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Education Assistance
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Voluntary insurance (additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness, short term disability)
Friendship values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military.

Other details

  • Pay Type Hourly
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  • 3719 Knollridge Rd, Salem, VA 24153, USA