Dietetic Technician Registered
hace 1 mes
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Job Description Dietetic Technician Registered Autumn Woods Healthcare Facility is excited to announce our new alliance with MediLodge as their sister facility! We are accepting applications for a Dietetic Technician Registered to join our team. See what a career at Autumn Woods can mean for you! Our tenured leadership and staff are here to assist you in developing your clinical skills to guide your career path. Did you know? Caring deeply for others is a valuable gift, one that you should treasure. Fortunately for you, you can put that gift to excellent use here at Autumn Woods, and we will go above and beyond to invest in it AND you as a person. What We Offer You? At Autumn Woods, we understand that our employees work best when they are healthy, happy, and excited about the here and now, as well as the future. For that reason, we offer a wide range of benefits with your well-being in mind, including: • Competitive Wages That Increase for Years Licensed, • Excellent Career Advancement Opportunities That Meet Your Goals, • We Offer Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield for Fulltime Employees, • Medical, Guardian Dental and Vision, Benefits for You & Your Family, • Employee Benefits Navigator – to Guide You in Maximizing Your Benefits, • Paid Vacation Days with Rollover Option, Sick Time, and Holidays, • 401k RetirementAchieve your success with us! Apply Today! Summary: Responsible for the assessment and planning of the nutritional care of the residents in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, policies and procedures, and in coordination with the Food Service Director/Manager to ensure that qualify food service and nutritional care is provided to the residents. Qualifications: Education: • Associate’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field from an accredited college or university and/or have successfully gone through an Accredited Dietetic Technician Program from the Commission on Accreditation from Dietetics Education. Licenses/Certification: • License or certification as mandated by the state in which employed, • Must possess a current, unencumbered active license to practice as a Dietetic Technician in this state, • ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred Experience: • Experience in long-term care environment and geriatric nutrition preferred Essential Functions: • Maintains clinical nutrition documentation for residents in accordance with Nursing Center policy and procedure, as well as state and federal regulations., • Communicates with RD on a routine basis., • Communicates with the RD to ensure that all assessments and progress notes documented in the medical records are accurate, informative, and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the plan of care., • Ensures all documentation is completed within the required timeframes and in accordance with Nursing Center policy and procedure, as well as state and federal regulations., • Participates with the interdisciplinary team in developing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care; attends meetings/conferences to discuss the clinical care of the resident; and communicates resident concerns and response to interventions to interdisciplinary team members and direct care staff., • Interviews residents, family members, legal representatives, significant others, and staff to obtain and update information needed to develop individualized plan of care, protect and promote residents’ rights, and accommodate individual needs and preferences., • Involves the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident., • Ensures a dietary kardex or similar record of diet orders and food preferences is utilized in the Food Service Director., • Coordinates with the Food Service Director/Manager the review and customization of the regular and therapeutic menus to meet the food preferences of the residents in accordance with established policies, procedures, Diet Manual guidelines, standard of practice, and regulations., • Coordinates with the Food Service Director/Manager to ensure that all diets ordered by the physician are planned on the therapeutic menu., • Routinely obtains feedback and suggestions from residents via resident council, meal rounds, and/or interviews with residents, family, and staff to improve the menu., • Provides feedback and suggestions to improve the menu to the Menu Development Coordinator at the corporate office., • Monitors food temperatures and quality at point of service in the various dining locations via test trays per company procedures and standards., • Monitors the distribution of nourishments, supplements, and meals to residents and takes corrective action when necessary., • Assists the Food Service Director/Manager with processing diet orders and changes and ensuring that an accurate tray card is available for each resident receiving meals., • Ensures that new residents are visited upon admission to obtain a Diet History and food preferences, on the company approved form., • Conducts meal rounds, test trays, and interviews staff and residents to ensure that residents are receiving foods in the amount, type, consistency, and frequency required to maintain or improve nutritional status, results of findings reported to Nutrition services department and administration., • Routinely inspects the food service area(s) and practices for compliance with company policies, procedures, standards, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Completes evaluations and develops action plans with the Food Service Director/Manager and the Administrator for items that need improvement results of findings reported to Nutrition services department and administration..., • Participates in the Nursing Center's "Performance Improvement Program." Serves on various committees as required by company standards, regulations, and/or appointment by the Administrator., • 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 Administrator 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 Food Service Director/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., • Routinely communicates issues, concerns, and opportunities for improvement to the Administrator. Conducts an entrance and exit conference with the Administrator or designee at each visit if employee is assigned to multiple Nursing Centers., • Reports all hazardous conditions/equipment to the Administrator immediately., • Assists the Food Service Director/Manager with purchasing decisions for food, supplies, equipment, etc. within approved budgets., • Assists the Food Service Director/Manager with training Nutrition Services employees., • Provides in-service training to Nursing Center staff on topics related to Nutrition and Foodservice., • Fulfills job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards and codes of ethics., • Provides feedback and suggestions to improve company policies, procedures, tools, and reference materials to the corporate office., • Uses independent judgment and discretion on behalf of the organization in the performance of these duties., • Works cooperatively as a team member with co-workers in all departments of the Nursing Center., • Performs job duties safely as specified in the physical, sensory, and mental requirements., • Assists the Food Service Director/Manager in foodservice operations as needed to ensure that residents receive adequate nutrition., • 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., • Monitors industry trends, new products, current research, and new programs in medical nutrition therapy and foodservice and incorporates into his/her work as needed., • Performs other duties as assigned. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: • Ability to read and write in English at a level appropriate for the job., • Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members, and at all levels of the organization., • Ability to be accurate, concise, and detail-oriented, • Ability to read, speak, understand, and communicate effectively in English through verbal and written means., • Knowledge of safe food preparation and handling techniques., • Knowledge in quantity food production., • Knowledge of medical nutrition therapy for residents in a long-term care setting., • Understands principles of growth and development for the entire life span with the ability to provide care appropriate for the adolescent, adult, and geriatric residents as appropriate to the resident population.
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