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Multi-Facility Registered Dietitian

Ruston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ruston, Louisiana is actively seeking a diligent Multi-Facility Registered Dietitian to Function as the Facility Consultant Dietician under the direction of the Executive Director. Are you looking for meaningful work with a positive impact on others? Would you like to join a supportive team that truly values you and your skills? If so, please keep reading!

This Multi-Facility Registered Dietitian position earns competitive pay, based on experience. We also provide our employees with excellent benefits and perks, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a health savings account (HSA), two-week vacation, sick days, eight personal days off, a cafeteria plan, and more. We also make it easy to apply! If you are excited about this Multi-Facility Registered Dietitian position, please continue reading!

ABOUT RUSTON NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

We provide the highest quality of care for the Ruston senior community with a commitment to proudly serve our community's long-term care and rehabilitation needs. We offer services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dementia/Alzheimer's care. We also offer a five-star dining experience. Our goal is to provide this dignified care to all of our residents in a well-maintained, home-like environment. This level of care would not be possible without our compassionate and focused staff working with residents, families, and physicians to create individualized and effective care and treatment plans.

Our company recognizes the amazing efforts of our staff and values their downtime with a work-life balance that includes two weeks of vacation and sick days for a healthy rejuvenation that all employees supply to our patients.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MULTI-FACILITY REGISTERED DIETITIAN

As the Multi-Facility Registered Dietitian you will -

• Verify and communicate weight loss standard of care to the Executive Director.
• Communicate and update the Executive Director on the status of Food & Nutrition Services department; seek assistance or guidance as needed, and inform Executive Director of progress of special programs and noteworthy events.
• Complete documentation on high risk residents monthly.
• Participate in Facility weight and wound meeting.
• Assist the Director of Food & Nutrition Services in effective cost management.
• Complete nutritional assessments for new admissions, annual nutritional assessments and significant change nutritional assessments.
• Review diet history and medical record for pertinent nutritional information, record necessary information, and notifies food service of likes / dislikes, beverage preferences, any food allergies and diabetic meal pattern if needed.
• Assist the Executive Director when requested in hiring and training of Facility Director of Food & Nutrition Services.

MULTI-FACILITY DIETITIAN QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a qualified dietician or other clinically qualified nutrition professional either fulltime, part-time or on a consultant basis. A qualified dietician or other clinically qualified nutrition professional is one who -

• Holds a bachelor’s or higher degree granted by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States (or an equivalent foreign degree) with HISTORY: (A) 8/2012 (B) 11/2016 completion of the academic requirements of a program in nutrition or dietetics accredited by an appropriate national accreditation organization recognized for this purpose.
• Has completed at least 900 hours of supervised dietetics practice under the supervision of a registered dietician or nutrition professional.
• Is licensed or certified as a dietician or nutrition professional by the State in which the services are performed. In a state that does not provide for licensure or certification, the individual will be deemed to have met this requirement if he or she is recognized as a “registered dietician” by the Commission on Dietetic Registration or its successor organization.
• For dieticians hired or contracted with prior to November 28, 2016, meets these requirements no later than 5 years after November 28, 2016 or as required by state law.

Are you service-oriented and able to handle all patients with patience and professionalism? Can you adapt to any environment or situation? Do you work well as part of a team? Are you detail-oriented? If yes, please apply to this Multi-Facility Registered Dietitian position today!

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR NURSING AND REHABILITATION TEAM?

If you feel that you would be perfect as our Director of Nursing Services / RN, please submit your resume and apply now using our company web page rustonrehabcenter.com. We look forward to meeting you!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ruston, LA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• Registered Dietitian License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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