Job Description:

Pay: From $35.00 per hour

Job description:

Optimizes nutritional status of PACE participants through comprehensive nutrition assessment, monitoring, and communicating concerns & recommendations to the PACE Interdisciplinary Team.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

  • Perform nutritional assessments upon enrollment and re-assess annually, if a significant change in clinical status is noted, and as needed. Maintain food preferences and tray tickets for designated participants—record periodic nutritional care data in the medical record. Review and adjust therapeutic diets to reflect any changes in the daily menu and suggest the use of supplemental feedings when necessary. Provide diet instruction to participants and/or family members on prescribed diets.
  • Assist in providing direction for meal service; educate and monitor staff to ensure that policies and procedures that will enforce safe food handling practices are being followed.
  • Coordinates both inter- and intra-departmental professional activities to provide optimum nutritional care for the participants and serves as a consultant to clinical staff on matters pertaining to dietetics and nutrition. Attend and participate in Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) Meetings as designated.
  • Assist in the development and delivery of departmental and facility-wide educational programs.
  • Ensure that all clinical issues meet and/or exceed Federal, State, and County regulations.
  • Maintain rapport with participants, visitors, and family members, and provide feedback on the overall PACE participant attitude about food service.
  • Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to participants as needed.
  • Serves as dietitian liaison for PACE cases that are transitioned to other MorseLife entities

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance
  • Wellness program

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