Registered Dietitian LVL III - Skilled Nursing Facility

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

NYC Health + Hospitals - Gouverneur Skilled Nursing Facility - 227 Madison St, Manhattan, NY 10002 (Lower East Side).

Purpose of Position :

This class of positions encompasses work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in the operation of a Dietary Department. All personnel perform related work. Under administrative direction, organizes, plans and directs the operation of the dietary service for an agency.

Examples of Typical Tasks :

At a more difficult and responsible level, performs the duties of Assignment Level I :

• Makes nutritional assessments. Interviews clients and / or their families to obtain history of food habits and preferences. Explains diet to clients and / or their families and monitors reaction to diet.
• Interprets laboratory, physical, and social data in medical records.
• Monitors clients for and evaluates food / drug interactions. Consults physicians about appropriate menu modifications. Assists with preparation of nutritional analysis of general and therapeutic cycle menus.
• Prepares client nutritional care plans.
• Directs service of client diets. Generally interacts with food service managers in the preparation of food, as indicated by master menu, standard recipes and census requirements.
• May inspect kitchen areas to ensure that proper standards are maintained in the preparation, cooking and serving of food, and checks the quality, quantity, appearance, temperature and palatability of food. May instruct and supervise staff working in kitchens, cafeterias, and dining rooms to ensure maintenance of premises and equipment in good sanitary condition.
• Participates in testing new recipes and reports results for possible inclusion in department recipe manual.
• Council clients and / or their families in the preparation of special therapeutic or modified diets at home.
• Maintains records and writes reports.
• Prepares nutritional assessments, nutritional care and discharge plans, and records nutritional data in medical records; documents follow-up plan of care in medical records.
• Supervises the receipt, storage and distribution of food and other supplies.
• Participates in nutritional training of field placement students.
• Participates in rounds with patient health care team.
• Directs service of patient diets. Instructs and supervises cooks and cook’s helpers in the preparation and distribution of food, as indicated by master menu, standard recipes and census and portion control requirements.
• Maintains liaison with community organizations relating to nutrition education and / or information; may participate in nutritional community health fairs.

At a more difficult and responsible level, also performs the duties of Assignment Level II :

In addition to performing the duties of Assignment Levels I and II at a more difficult and responsible level, as described above, performs the following :

Qualification Requirements :

For appointment to Assignment Level II

Special Note for Dietitians assigned to Post-Acute Care (Long-Term Care) facility :

Under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities, as outlined in Section 483.60 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations all newly-hired Dietitians, Levels I-IV assigned to a Post-Acute Care (Long-Term Care) facility, are required to have New York State Certification, issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED), as a Dietitian-Nutritionist at the time of hire. Dietitians, Levels I-IV hired prior to November 28, 2016, assigned to a Post-Acute Care (Long-Term Care) facility are required to obtain New York State Certification, issued by the NYSED, as a Dietitian-Nutritionist on or before November 28, 2021.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes :