Registered Dietitian - Antelope Valley Care Center at Antelope Valley Care Center in Lancaster, California

Job Description:

- Conduct patient assessments to evaluate their nutritional needs

- Develop personalized meal plans based on patients' medical conditions and individual goals

- Monitor patients' progress and adjust meal plans as needed

- Educate patients on proper nutrition, including food choices, portion sizes, and meal timing

- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care

- Utilize physiology knowledge for effective dietary recommendations

- Perform diagnostic evaluations to assess patients' nutritional status

- Offer health coaching to support patients in achieving their dietary goals - Develop preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the dietary needs of each resident.

-Provide nutrition expertise and serve as a resource to other members of the health care team.

-Participate in the planning , conducting, and scheduling of timely in-service training classes that ensure a well-educated dietary service department.

-Maintain current knowledge in clinical practices of nutritional therapies and treatment protocols.

-Ensure that all dietary personnel are aware of the Care Plan and that Care Plans are used in planning daily dietary services for the resident.

-Review nurses notes and meets with Direct Care Staff to determine if the Care Plan is being followed.

-Discuss problem areas with the Director of Nursing.

-Review and revise Care Plans and assessments as necessary, at least quarterly and annually.