East Ridge Dietitian (PRN)

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Our team is only as strong as each individual contributor which is why we focus our energy on hiring people who are friendly, hardworking and have a true passion for serving older adults.

After all, residents aren’t guests in our community; we’re working in their home.

Position Title : Dietitian

Overview : The Registered Dietitian is responsible for assessing the dietary and health needs of our Residents, developing meal plans, and assuring quality nutritional services are provided on a daily basis.

Essential Job Functions :

• Develops, implements and maintains written dietary service objectives and standards for the Health Center.
• Ensures menus and department policies conform to nutritional standards, government regulations, and internal procedures.
• Reviews resident diet information and discusses requests, changes, and inconsistencies with Residents, Associates and Medical Director as necessary.
• Liaisons with health care disciplines to ensure Residents are receiving the appropriate diet as well as continuous quality dining experiences that result in high satisfaction.
• Inspects food preparation and storage areas in the main kitchen and pantries to ensure standards are achieved and maintained.
• Tastes, smells, and observes food to ensure conformance with recipes and appearance standards.
• Assists in the development of all menus for East Ridge Retirement Village assessing preferences and nutritional needs.
• Conducts bi-weekly inspections of the Food and Beverage Department to monitor and ensure compliance with all Federal and State regulations.
• Monitors and ensures dietary needs of Residents are being met.
• Oversees the Health Center Dining Room during all meal times to ensure courteous and efficient service of high quality nutritional meals.
• Assists in conducting staff education to Food and Beverage Associates in accordance with the staff education plan and provides on-the-job training.
• Completes the nutritional status portion of the computerized MDS according to the schedule established by the MDS Coordinator.
• Establishes resident care plans based on the triggers identified by MDS while being vigilant in addressing problems that may not be identified by the MDS.
• Maintain detailed food preferences and desires of resident and provide Resident choice options as appropriate.
• Monitors and documents resident weights as well as implements interventions as needed.
• Implement and monitor proper food handling and sanitation techniques to ensure proper infection control.
• Assure that assessments and quarterly notes are timely and accurately, containing all required information.
• Maintains pertinent and appropriate records and reports, schedules and studies as required by local, State and Federal regulations (i.

e. meals census, cleaning schedules.)

Ensures that the dietetic service in the Health Center is in compliance with all local, State and Federal regulations related to modified diets, service, sanitation and personnel.

You Have :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics or related field
• Current and active Registered Dietician license in the State of Florida
• Minimum of two years experience work as a Registered Dietician in a healthcare setting, preferably in long-term care

We Have :

• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance
• Educational assistance programs
• Paid Time Off, company paid holidays, 403(B) plan with matching contributions, and more

Environment : East Ridge at Cutler Bay offers a highly professional, engaging, team-centered environment where associates can grow professionally, and have a positive impact on the lives of the seniors that we serve.

Everyone on our team from housekeeping to dining, maintenance to healthcare is committed to delivering the finest retirement experience to every resident, every day.

If you have a passion for serving others and are dedicated to improving the lives of seniors, this is the employment opportunity for you!

Location : Just south of Miami, East Ridge is on 76 acres inside the city of Cutler Bay. We’re minutes from Palmetto Bay Golf Course, Matheson Hammock, Southland Mall, Zoo Miami, The Falls and so much more.

A weekend getaway to the Keys is a sunny drive south on U.S. 1; Miami International Airport is about 30 minutes north.

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