Pool Registered Dietician - LIFE St. Mary

LIFE St. Mary, a member of Trinity Health, is seeking a Pool/ Per Diem Registered Dietitian for its Center in Trevose, PA. The primary purpose of your job position is to display comprehensive knowledge of clinical nutrition and therapeutic diets; complete participant nutritional assessments and reassessments as needed; obtain participant food preferences and adhere to dietary modifications; determine adequacy of current diet and supplements when necessary; conduct meal rounds and sanitation inspections; as well as providing nutritional education to participants, caregivers, and staff. This position will report to our Center Manager.

LIFE St. Mary provides a competitive compensation and benefit package that complements this opportunity for personal growth and professional advancement. Your benefits will include your choice from 3 (three) medical plans, 2 (two) dental plans, and 2 (two) vision plans. You will be provided Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and one times your salary in Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment. You may also pick from a wide array of voluntary benefits to compliment your insurance package. You will accumulate 120 hours of PTO during your first year of service, along with six (6) paid holidays and 1 (one) float holiday. Your participation and company match in our 403(b) retirement plan begins on day one.

Living Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) coordinates and provides all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term care services so that older individuals can continue living in the community. LIFE is an innovative model that enables individuals who are 55 years old or older and certified by their state to need nursing home care to live as independently as possible. Through LIFE, today’s fragmented health care financing and delivery system comes together to serve the unique needs of each individual in a way that makes sense to the frail elderly, their informal caregivers, health care providers and policy makers. Many LIFE participants get most of their care from staff employed by the LIFE organization in the LIFE center. LIFE centers meet State and Federal safety requirements and include adult day programs, medical clinics, activities, and occupational and physical therapy facilities.

General responsibilities will include:

• Conduct initial and annual comprehensive nutritional assessment on all participants. Coordinates with the interdisciplinary team to develop a comprehensive care plan for each participant.
• Monitor monthly weights, medical diagnosis, drug nutrient interactions, reports changes to the interdisciplinary team and makes recommendations for changes to appropriate staff.
• Perform initial and annual competencies on the Dietary Aide(s).
• Oversee maintenance/cleanliness and orderliness of serving kitchen.
• Provide education and training to health care professionals as needed.

Candidates will have:

• Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition, dietetics or a related field. Prefer one (1) year of documented experience working with frail or elderly population.
• Must be a Registered Dietitian with the State of Indiana.
• Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of clinical nutrition and therapeutic diets.
• Must be action-oriented, have business acumen, manage conflict well, be customer focused, have high decision quality, flexibility to adapt to ongoing change and have organizational agility. Ability to work with minimal supervision and exercise independent judgment.
• Comprehensive to expert proficiency with Microsoft product suite (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.); basic knowledge and experience with electronic mail and calendaring system. Knowledge of systems necessary, experience preferred. Ability to type with speed and accuracy. Ability to use other software as required to perform the essential functions of the job.

Diversity and Inclusion

TrinityHealth employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.