Clinical Dietitian
Perley Health
Date: 1 week ago
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Contract type: Full time
- Completes screening and assessment upon admission to identify nutritionally high-risk residents for more comprehensive nutrition assessment.
- Completes care plans in Point Click Care for nutrition-related issues and inputs Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS) as per designated time guidelines for admissions.
- Delegates follow-up care plans, education, and documentation to Food Service Supervisors for residents who are at low or medium-risk nutritionally.
- Formulates and implements nutritional care plans that adapt to residents' likes/dislikes, lifestyle, specific health needs, etc.
- Monitors and reassesses the effectiveness of nutritional care, resident tolerance, and nutritional status on an ongoing basis.
- Completes quarterly assessments for moderate to high-risk residents, documents any changes in the care plan, completes RAI-MDS quarterly assessments, and documents in the chart.
- Establishes new goals and implements new plans of action if new nutritional problems are identified.
- Performs meal rounds to obtain feedback from residents to assess nutritional intake and swallowing difficulties.
- Reviews and maintains therapeutic menus for menu changes, diet changes, or special holiday menus.
- Communicates problems and progress to Manager when appropriate.
- Assists with menu planning and revision.
- Performs quality improvement activities as directed, including:
- Conducting resident meal satisfaction surveys.
- Monitoring resident food selection.
- Assessing resident nourishment and supplement use.
- Evaluating nourishment distribution and acceptance.
- Ensures corrective action is taken as necessary.
- Provides nutrition counseling, which includes:
- Teaching normal and therapeutic nutrition to residents, their family members, and all disciplines assisting with feeding.
- Encouraging residents and family members to change food habits to comply with dietary restrictions.
- Offers clinical guidance to:
- Food Service Supervisors.
- Clerical Staff.
- Food & Nutrition Aides (in Unit Kitchens) on making alterations to residents' diets/menus.
- Provides instruction on Clinical Dietitian duties to:
- Dietetic interns.
- Shares information on nutrition matters with staff members and during National Nutrition Month, as time permits.
- Committee/Community Liaison and Professional Development.
- Complies with Codes of Ethics and Rules of Conduct of Dietitians of Canada.
- Certification or Degree from an accredited Dietetic Internship Program.
- Member of the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
- One-year of Long-Term Care experience or equivalent
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