Renal dietitian Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Job Summary

The Dietitian plans, develops, implements, and maintains programs and systems of nutritional care; ensures the resident nutritional needs are met and documented to fulfill the requirements of all federal, state, and local regulations. The Dietitian advises the interdisciplinary teams in the areas of nutrition, dietetics, and menu coordination. They ensure nutritional care plans will meet the needs and maximize the quality of life for residents, and they will perform other duties as required.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Performs assessments on all new health center admissions within designated timeframe, routinely on all health center residents and as needed for Care conference meetings.
• Develops and implements a nutritional plan of care based on assessment of nutritional needs and updates plan of care quarterly or as appropriate.
• Visits all residents upon admission and as needed for food preferences and nutritional issues and dietary concerns.
• Monitors all resident’s weights over a one-, three- and six-month period, and reports the findings in weekly, multidisciplinary weight meetings.
• Ensures appropriate documentation of nutritional assessment including but not limited to pertinent lab values, diet or weight changes, nutrition history, any previously identified nutrition-related issues, and recommended intervention in the resident’s chart and care plan.
• Attends resident care plan meetings with the interdisciplinary team as scheduled or sends appropriate representation.
• Demonstrates knowledge of cycle menu management system, sanitation, and menu review to assure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Assures that all services and programs comply with federal, state and / or local laws and statutes within their community.
• Complete audits in accordance with WEL standards and ensure they are updated, to include test tray, sanitation, and tray card audits.
• Works with the interdisciplinary team to provide appropriate nutrition-related counseling to residents, families, and caregivers.
• Provides nutritional education to residents and caregivers as needed or as ordered by the physician and completes other nutritional consults and supporting documentation as assigned.
• Provide PC and IL resident assessments per consult.

Qualifications include :

Education :

Licensure / Certification

At WEL, you will be paid at a competitive salary and enjoy a generous benefits package!

Some of our benefits include :

WEL is ranked #4 in the nation on the 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces in Aging Services list and has been a Certified Great Place to Work for the past six years in a row. We got here because of our amazingly talented employees and their commitment to our mission of making a compelling difference in the lives of our residents!

We welcome your application and invite you to visit : www.wel.org to learn more about our 130+ year young organization, our enhanced living philosophy, and our award-winning team of employees.

For the safety and protection of our residents, employees, and visitors our organization requires that all staff members receive the COVID-19 vaccine.