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Registered Dietitian- Southfield

Registered Dietitian- Southfield

PACE Southeast MichiganSouthfield, MI, US
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Job Description

The Registered Dietitian (RDN) is responsible for assessing the nutrition status and implementing appropriate interventions to ensure the needs of the participant are met.

  • Reviews nutritional needs prior to enrollment into the program.
  • Responsible for completing initial, semi-annual, and annual assessments. Participant comprehensive assessments may include evaluation of :

Diet recall

  • Current diet
  • Meal patterns
  • Assistance with meal preparation and grocery shopping
  • Anthropometric analysis
  • Weight monitoring
  • Appetite changes
  • Difficulty chewing and / or swallowing
  • Food allergies and preferences
  • Monitoring for food insecurity
  • Cultural and religious preferences
  • Past medical history
  • Evaluation of laboratory indicators
  • Need for nutritional supplements and / or frozen meals
  • Education follow up
  • Reviews and determines appropriate therapeutic diets.
  • Works and collaborates with participants and caregivers, as well as members of the Interdisciplinary Team in developing the participant’s plan of care.
  • Evaluates participant’s motivation for changes towards positive outcomes. Implements individualized interventions and adjusts goals of care as needed.
  • Supervises the participants in the Day Health Center to ensure that meals served are in compliance with the RDNs diet recommendations. Communicates changes in dietary needs to Interdisciplinary Team.
  • Collaborates with Day Health Center Staff and other members of the Interdisciplinary Team in identifying participants with difficulty chewing and / or swallowing and refers to the appropriate team member for evaluation as needed.
  • Counsels and educates participants and their caregivers to enhance the health and overall well-being of the participant.
  • Organizes and maintains updated frozen meal and nutritional supplement lists.
  • Approves and revises all cycle menus.
  • Coordinates care with outside healthcare professionals.
  • Maintains frequent contact and follow up with participants identified at high nutritional risk.
  • Identifies clinical characteristics of malnutrition.
  • Calculates nutritional needs and coordinates care with Home Infusion Company for participants receiving enteral nutritional support.
  • Understands, complies with and promotes the Participant Bill of Rights and work to achieve high levels of participant satisfaction.
  • Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

  • A professional level of knowledge such as that required though the completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition.
  • Completion of dietetic internship or equivalent practicum, plus registration as a Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
  • Must have (1) year of experience with aging adults.
  • Participates in annual, mandatory, in-service training and screening, including but limited to : infection control, TB testing, safety training, and BLS training.
  • Requires a professional level of analytical skills in order to analyze and solve problems and develop viable plans of interventions.
  • The ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and interdepartmental relationships.
  • The ability to apply principles of adult learning in planning and implementing educational activities; one-to-one teaching participants and family members at the center or at home, staff education formally or informally in settings such as in-services and group activities with higher functioning participants.
  • Participates in and / or facilitates quality improvement projects resulting from data analysis.
  • Ensures compliance to departmental and external standards in the provision of quality focused care by attendance at professional meetings / committees and review or national standards of practice.
  • Participation in various committees as assigned.
  • Must meet a standardized set of competencies after working independently.
  • Must be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all immunizations up-to-date after engaging in direct participant contact.
  • Working Conditions :

  • Working conditions are variable with exposure to communicable disease, due to patient environment.
  • Driving is required within PACE of Southeast catchment area, with possible exposure to extreme temperatures, including heat and cold.
  • Frequent walking, bending, lifting of forty (40) pounds or more may be needed in the performance of duties.
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