Regional Dietitian – Long Term Care

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Regional Dietitian providing clinical nutrition assessments, therapy, and regulatory guidance for PruittHealth long-term care facilities. Primarily remote with limited travel across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct clinical nutrition assessments and recommend care for residents/patients in long term care facilities
  • Provide leadership and management expertise to promote regulatory compliance, quality nutrition, and safety
  • Communicate with physicians, staff, residents and families, consultants, and corporate staff regarding dietary services
  • Partner with facilities on regulatory compliance
  • Provide consultative guidance on professional nutrition and dietary standards in accordance with state and federal regulations
  • Ensure timely and appropriate facility documentation
  • Provide medical nutrition therapy for new admissions and residents at nutritional risk according to national standards of practice
  • Advise dietary managers through in-service training for dietary and nursing staff
  • Ensure administrators and corporate staff receive consultant reports covering consultation activities
  • Recommend kitchen and food service equipment needs for centers
  • Maintain continuing education in the nutrition profession
  • Exercise discretion and good judgment in interpersonal relationships

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree with major in relevant field
  • Must hold current Registered Dietitian license in the state in which the facility operates
  • Must be a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
  • Must hold a current License in GA, SC, NC
  • Knowledge of nutritional standards
  • Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including relevant sanitation and safety codes within Long Term Care
  • Able to evaluate and direct dietary services activities
  • Strong organization and planning skills
  • Leadership skills to guide and facilitate consultants
  • Able to make quick logical decisions benefiting the resident, staff, and facility
  • Primarily a remote role with limited travel

Benefits:

  • Equal Employment Opportunity employer
  • Recent grads encouraged to apply