Registered Dietitian

Job Description

Job Description

About Piedmont Health Services

Piedmont Health Services, Inc. (PHS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in North Carolina. Dedicated to delivering top-tier, accessible, and inclusive primary healthcare, PHS has proudly served for 54 years and remains the largest community health center in central NC. Operating 10 Community Health Centers, two PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Senior Care facilities, and 2 Mobile Health Units, PHS extends its services to residents across five counties, including Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Orange, and Lee.

What is PACE?

At Piedmont Health Senior Care, we are dedicated to enhancing the lives of seniors in our community through our Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). We help seniors maintain their independence and continue living at home for as long as possible. We achieve this by offering comprehensive, personalized healthcare and related services, all tailored to the unique needs and aspirations of each senior we serve.

Our approach is unlike any other healthcare plan! PACE emphasizes a participant-centered strategy, focusing on providing the right care and services that best support each participant's unique needs and goals. We integrate and coordinate all aspects of care, leveraging a team of dedicated doctors, nurses, therapists, dieticians, and other specialized professionals who work together as a care team to manage and address the complete health needs of each .

Job Title – Dietitian

Department – PACE Nutrition

Reports to – PACE Site Director

Benefits -

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance (Short & Long Term Disability)
• 403(b) Plan
• Paid Holidays
• CME (Continuing Medical Education)

About Position: The primary responsibility of the Dietician is to provide nutrition care and education to Piedmont Health SeniorCare participants and provide oversight of dietary services. The Dietician will evaluate the participants nutritional status, develop and implement nutritional care plans, assess nutrient requirements, recommend nutritional prescriptions, evaluate participant tolerance and effectiveness of nutritional care and communicate nutritional data and information to the physician's and other health professionals.

• Work Location: 1214 Vaughn Road Burlington, NC 27217
• Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Required Travel: None

Duties/ Responsibilities –

• Order supplements/supplies.
• Ability to accurately assess participants utilizing age-appropriate information; makes appropriate recommendations for texture modified diet based on assessment of participant.
• Accurately calculates protein, calorie and fluid requirements for normal and specific disease states; accurately calculates nutrient breakdown of tube feedings.
• Makes appropriate recommendations for supplement, enteral tube feedings or parenteral nutrition changes, as appropriate, based on assessment of participants.
• Monitors monthly weight changes with development of appropriate interventions.
• Sets nutritional goals in care plan process; completes caloric intake assessments and appropriately summarizes results.
• Appropriately incorporates knowledge of therapeutic diets when conducting participant education sessions.
• Evaluates competencies and potential to comply with nutrition counseling.

Qualifications –

Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution approved by an ACEND accredited institution (Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics) with a major in nutrition.

Required: Degree and Licensure's

• Ability to teach; analytical thinking
• Ability to provide care to geriatric participants; knowledge of clinical dietetics
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

Preferred: Master's Degree preferred. One year of experience with the frail or elderly preferred. Clinical dietetics experience preferred.

• Ability to teach; analytical thinking
• Ability to provide care to geriatric participants; knowledge of clinical dietetics
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

Current/valid License: Registered dietitian and licensed dietitian in the state of NC (so RD, LDN).

Immunizations: Be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all immunizations up-to-date prior to beginning employment.

Pay Range: $53,827 - $72,339

EEO STATEMENT
Piedmont Health Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.