Provide nutrition assessment, care planning, and follow-up for skilled nursing residents with complex medical and nutritional needs, including weight changes, poor intake, pressure injuries, diabetes, renal disease, and enteral nutrition. Work includes both onsite and remote support, with a focus on therapeutic diet recommendations, interdisciplinary communication, and timely EMR documentation. The role also involves participation in care plan and clinical meetings, resident/family education, and support with regulatory compliance in a long-term care setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments, reassessments, and follow-ups for skilled nursing residents.
- Identify residents at nutritional risk and develop individualized nutrition interventions and goals.
- Monitor weight trends, laboratory values, meal intake, supplements, medications, and related clinical data.
- Develop and update nutrition care plans, therapeutic diet recommendations, and oral nutrition supplement plans.
- Communicate nutrition status changes and recommendations to nursing, physicians/providers, dietary staff, and the interdisciplinary team.
- Complete timely documentation in the facility electronic medical record.
- Participate in interdisciplinary care plan meetings, weight meetings, wound/skin meetings, and other assigned clinical meetings.
- Provide nutrition education to residents and/or family members and assist with regulatory compliance and survey preparation as needed.
Required
- Registered Dietitian credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
- State licensure or certification as required.
- Clinical nutrition experience.
- Experience with electronic medical record or charting systems.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.
Preferred
- At least 1 year of clinical experience.
- Skilled nursing or long-term care experience.
- Familiarity with nutrition assessment and care planning for geriatric and medically complex residents.
- Understanding of interdisciplinary care in a skilled nursing environment.
Benefits & Perks
- Part-time schedule of 16–24 hours per week.
- Approximately 50% remote work.
- Flexible Monday–Friday scheduling during normal business hours.
- Competitive hourly compensation based on experience.
- Opportunity to work both onsite and remotely.
- Support from an experienced nutrition consulting team.