Registered Dietitian / St. Petersburg, FL.

Salary $55,000 - $60,000 Annual
 

Southeastern contact management company is seeking a full time Clinical Dietician for our premiere healthcare community in St. Petersburg Florida. We are a 180 bed community consisting of Rehabilitation, Long Term Care and Dementia Care.

We offer an excellent compensation and benefit package, including competitive salary, complete benefit package and a friendly, family orientated work environment. We believe in our team and recognize and reward performance

POSITION SUMMARY:  

• Coordinates all phases of nutrition care including nutrition assessment, care planning, monitoring, education and counseling of residents in our Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation and Long Term Care Community.
• Perform duties in support of and in compliance with performance improvement plans, AHCA and other licensing, accrediting, and regulatory agencies.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability in planning and organizing the nutritional care of residents.         
• Assesses resident nutritional needs, diet restrictions, etc. to develop and implement dietary care plans and provide nutritional counseling.  Develops measurable short and long-term nutritional goals and evaluates to desired outcomes.
• Ensures documentation in medical record is timely, accurate and in accordance with AHCA guidelines.
• Monitors and inspects meal service for conformance to prescribed diets and standards of palatability and appearance.
• Participates in rounding and proactively responds to resident needs to improve resident outcomes and positively impact overall resident experience.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Sciences, Human Nutrition, or comparable major.

EXPERIENCE:

One year in Skilled Nursing or Hospital setting; OR Successful completion of coordinated program or dietetic internship of not less than 1200 hours under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian.

LICENSURE:

Licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) by the Florida Board of Dietetics and Nutrition; Registered dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

SKILLS:

Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, PC skills.