Registered Dietitian - Residence at Kenilworth Park

Job Title: Registered Dietitian

Location: The Residence at Kenilworth Washington, DC 20019

Hours: Per Diem

Job Summary:

Seeking a Registered Dietician to join The Residence of Kenilworth Park team and support our

residents. As a member of our Dietary Team, the Dietician provides caring and compassionate

services to our residents through nutrition education and assessment of individual nutritional

needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform nutrition assessments, annual and quarterly reviews, interim assessments for residents

with compromised nutritional status. 

Participate in care plan development, meal observation, and resident/family, visitation. 

Provide nutrition education: Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles,

dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation. Counsel individuals

and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition

monitoring to improve their quality of life. 

Care Planning: Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to

develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling. Consult

with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet

restrictions of patient or client. Attend resident care planning meetings as needed; be an

active member of the Interdisciplinary Team and participate in pertinent meeting as

needed. 

Clinical focus: Assess resident weight changes and provide a written report to Nursing

Services on a monthly basis: Upon notification from the Nursing staff of weight change,

the Registered Dietitian shall assess weight change/significant weight change and

implement appropriate interventions; attend weight risk meetings. 

Staff Education: Conduct in-service Education for the facility staff, participate in new

employee orientation. 

Serve as a resource to the Foodservice Department. 

Be familiar with and follow protocols, policies and practices established by HallKeen

Assisted Living, the Food Service Director, ServSafe, Board of Health and any others as

applicable. 

Perform other duties as requested or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must have a valid State of Maryland Registered Dietitian License

Required Behavior: 

Able to build positive and strong relationships with employees, coworkers, Residents,

families and guests. 

Able to handle multiple tasks and priorities

If you are interested in applying or know someone to refer for the position please e-mail

resume to mpierre@hallkeen.com