Registered Dietician - Richfield

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:

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

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language

• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public
• Be able to follow written and oral instructions

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Valid, Registered Dietician license, required

• Experience in long term care facility preferred

Benefits for full time positions include:

• 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)