As a Registered Dietitian, you will have the opportunity to work with our seniors to enhance their food and nutrition experience. This involves auditing meal service, staff development, and completing assessments on residents that have nutritional concerns.
Part Time: 20 hours / Week
Schedule: Monday - Friday - Flexible Hours
Benefits:
- 40 hours of Paid Time Off
- 401 K - matching
- Same Day Pay
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for assessing assigned clients' nutritional needs, develop and implement nutrition care and meal plans.
- Counsel clients on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
- Confer with doctors and other health care professionals in order to coordinate medical and nutritional needs.
- Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, food selection and preparation.
- Updating and using relevant knowledge, follow nutritional practices, and use quality assurance techniques
- Participating in staff education activities and providing consultation to facility personnel.
- Providing direction to the foodservice supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Requirements/Qualifications:
- Core skills in health coaching, physiology knowledge, nutrition, and dietetics are essential for this role. Premium skills such as patient assessment, tube feeding, and diagnostic evaluation are highly valued. Experience in Korean cuisine, quality assurance practices, and outpatient settings will be advantageous. A valid Registered Dietitian certification is required.
Lorien Columbia has been in the heart of Howard County, MD since 1977 and is the first of 9 Lorien facilities. Our facility includes skilled nursing, rehabilitation, outpatient therapy, as well as the only Korean nursing unit in Howard County with 205 beds total, 5 nursing units. Lorien Columbia is a five-star facility and recognized by Newsweek Magazine as one of the top nursing homes in Maryland. Recently voted Baltimore's Best Elder Care!
Lorien Health Services is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $35.00 - $39.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Referral program
Healthcare setting:
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
Application Question(s):
- Are you willing to provide your immunization history to include your COVID, FLU, TDAP, MMR and Varicella?
License/Certification:
- Registered Dietitian (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Columbia, MD 21044: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person