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(posted 4.26.2024) 

Registered Dietitian - Senior Total Life Care (TLC) - Gastonia, NC

Job Summary: The Registered Dietitian will be responsible for providing nutrition care and education to Senior Total Life Care (TLC) participants in a home and community-based model of care. This includes evaluating the participant's nutritional status, developing and implementing nutritional care plans, assessing nutrient requirements, recommending nutritional prescriptions, evaluating participant tolerance, assessing the effectiveness of nutritional care, and communicating nutritional data and information to the Primary Care Providers and other health professionals. The Registered Dietitian will report directly to the Center Manager.

Specifications:

  • Bachelor's degree from an ADA accredited institution with a major in nutrition. A Master's Degree plus approved work experience is preferred.
  • At least one year of experience working with frail elderly populations.
  • Licensure, Registry, or Certification Required includes being ADA registered. CDE status is preferred but not required Must be CDE eligible within 24 months.
  • The candidate must have the ability to teach, think analytically, and provide care to geriatric participants, as well as knowledge of clinical dietetics. Before working independently, the candidate must meet a standardized set of competencies for the specific position description established by Senior TLC and approved by CMS.

Location: Senior Total Life Care (TLC) Gastonia, NC

Key Responsibilities:

  • Performs nutritional assessments and reassessments as indicated by nutrition standards.
  • Provides nutrition education to participants/caregivers as ordered by physicians and according to ADA standards, as well as to staff and the community.
  • Works collaboratively with other team members, implementing participant education.
  • Assists with coordination of 24-hour care delivery.
  • Documents participant changes appropriately in the medical record and communicates participant changes to team members as needed.
  • Updates participants' care plans appropriately throughout the reassessment period.
  • Attends and participates in staff meetings - Participates, collaborates, and contributes as an Interdisciplinary team member (IDT). Emphasizes teamwork and collaboration in all clinic and Interdisciplinary interactions.
  • Supports his/her Interdisciplinary Team and promotes unity among the team while interacting with the team, other co-workers, and/or participants.
  • Supports team members and functions as a team player while providing that support and adheres to the "do no harm" team contract statement.
  • Participates in participant care planning, including implementing SMART goals/interventions for the participants' care plans, and enters all care plan information in a timely manner as per organizational protocols.
  • Accepts teammates' differences in professional assessment findings as they relate to participant care and supports teams' decisions while promoting a united team for the participants' continuity of care and staff development.
  • Supports Senior TLC's mission to encourage and support the quality of life of seniors wishing to continue living in the community, its vision to be the preferred provider of individualized care for seniors in the community, and its values of respect, integrity, accountability, compatible goals, and compassionate care.
  • Other duties as assigned. 

Kintegra Health provides a range of benefits to its employees.

These benefits include:

  1. Health Insurance: Covered employees and their dependents can save money by using Kintegra Health services such as medical providers, pharmacy, dental services, and chiropractic services.
  2. 403b Retirement Plan: Kintegra contributes 4% of the employee's base salary and matches 100% of the first 4% of their contribution.
  3. Wellness Program: Kintegra offers an award-winning wellness program that encourages employee participation to save money and improve their well-being. The program includes up to 2 days off per year, saving up to $2,970 on health insurance premiums per year, up to $50 quarterly gym reimbursement, and nutrition counseling.
  4. Paid Time Off: Employees are eligible for PTO and at least 10 holidays per year.
  5. Additional Benefits: Kintegra Health also offers additional benefits such as an employee referral program, license reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, and scrubs/uniforms. 

Kintegra Health Core Values

  1. Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient
  2. Build not Blame – Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person
  3. Integrity and Honesty – Fostering an acceptance of openness, honesty, and fairness in words, deeds and the use of organizational resources judiciously for both internal and external customers
  4. Cooperation and Flexibility – Related to an internal believe that we function as part of an interdependent team with only shared gains or losses thereby committed to assisting whenever possible beyond the prerequisite job description
  5. Culturally Sensitive – Always working toward increasing one’s ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one’s own culture.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity. 

Interested? Contact Sharon Glass or visit our website 

(posted 4.15.2024) 

Title: Registered Dietitian I - Inpatient - Reidsville & Greensboro
Location: Reidsville, NC
Department: System-Wide Clinical Dieticians 

Overview
The dietitian has responsibility for providing individualized medical nutrition therapy for patients/residents within Cone Health. The position requires application of professional knowledge of clinical nutrition and serves patients in the age categories of neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
This particular position's incumbent will primarily work at Annie Penn Hospital and assist at Penn Nursing Center. However, when needed, the employee will rotate to other locations as needed. 

Responsibilities
Complete nutritional assessments of patients and documents results using the Nutrition Care Process and the Nutrition Focused Physical Exam. Calculate patient's nutritional needs based on accepted Standards of Care. Make daily decisions independently but obtain input from RDII, RDIII, Lead Registered Dietitian or Clinical Nutrition Manager for complicated cases or issues

Plan and document Medical Nutrition Therapy for patients in conjunction with the multidisciplinary plan of care

Initiate nutrition interventions. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition interventions. Document the achievement of measurable nutrition goals.

Serve as a nutrition resource to departmental and organizational staff and train dietetic interns and nutrition students

Participate in quality improvement activities within the clinical nutrition team, the nutritional services department and other areas of the health system

Participate in continuing education activities that enhance the delivery of medical nutrition therapy, pro-actively seek the latest information regarding nutrition therapy, routinely assess knowledge, skills, and abilities for self-development and goal setting

Qualifications

EDUCATION: 
Bachelors, Required
Masters, Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or related field required.
Master's degree in Nutrition or related field preferred.

EXPERIENCE:
0-1 years in clinical nutrition following pre-professional experience required.
>1 year in clinical nutrition following pre-professional experience preferred.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY/LISTING:
REQUIRED
BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider
Certification as a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN) as issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration AND Licensure as a Dietitian/Nutritionist as issued by the NCBDN. OR completion of a Supervised Practice Program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) as evidenced by an original Verification Statement supplied by the Program Director in a color ink other than black and dated within the previous 12 months PLUS a provisional license from the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition (NCBDN) must be obtained prior to starting employment in conjunction with the original verification statement. The incumbent must become registered and licensed within 6 months of employment. 

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(posted 4.15.2024) 

Title: Clinical Nutrition Manager
Location: Greensboro, NC
Department: System-Wide Clinical Dieticians

Overview
The position provides leadership to clinical nutrition personnel to ensure compliance with departmental, organizational and regulatory standards. The position provides leadership to the registered dietitian team to ensure evidenced based nutrition care is provided across the stages of patient/resident development. This position provides leadership in the areas of staff development, clinical practice development, and research and quality improvement. The position is also responsible for the assessment of staff competency and employee performance appraisals. The position engages with the multi-disciplinary team and leadership to advocate, advise, and consult on nutrition related topics. 

Responsibilities
Assesses inpatient menus for nutritional adequacy, compliance with diet manual and regulations. Coordinates menu revision and review with Nutritional Services. Approves inpatient menus. Works collaboratively with Nutritional Services in developing the inpatient menu program

Communicates, coordinates and represents clinical nutrition services throughout the Cone Health to promote and maintain effective working relationships with medical, nursing, and ancillary services. Collaboratively interacts with nursing and medical staff to communicate information re: clinical nutrition care of patients. Participates in presentation of information re: nutrition care processes and role of the dietitian. Provides education/clarification at meetings of other departments and medical staff, when requested.

Ensures that clinical nutrition policies, procedures & standards are in compliance with system-wide departmental, organizational and regulatory standards. Consistently reviews and identifies need for change in policies, procedures & standards provides timely feedback to staff on opportunities for improvement. Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Health System and Department policies & procedures as well as processes to assess/verify them.

Evaluate clinical nutrition practice for areas of responsibility. Leads nutrition practice into currently accepted standards. Consistently reviews and identifies appropriateness of clinical nutrition practice & provides timely feedback to staff on opportunities for improvement. Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Health System and Department policies & procedures as well as processes to assess/verify them.

Hires and oversees orientation, training, and ensures competency of staff. Coordinates training of dietetic interns in collaboration with schools of nutrition. Develops job descriptions and standards of performance for professional staff. Follows hiring policies and procedures and expedites the hiring, orienting and training of staff in a competent manner. Consistently reviews and updates job descriptions and standards of performance. Proactively identifies need for development of current and new job expectations for staff. Consistently communicates pertinent information to staff in a timely and accurate manner.

Supports quality improvement activities in partnership with the Regulatory Compliance Manager in Nutritional Services. Collaboratively interacts with appropriate Department staff regarding Department and Health System quality objectives and outcomes in a timely manner; provides ongoing education to ensure attainment of program goals and objectives. Participates in presentation of Department Program data or process at meetings of other departments when requested.

Supports the implementation of Cone Health’s strategic objectives for nutrition programs in collaboration with Nutritional Services and Leadership. Collaboratively interacts with appropriate Health System and Department leadership regarding goals and objectives related to improvement of delivery of Nutritional Services to patients, clients, customers and visitors. Represents clinical nutrition in carrying our departmental program goals.

Qualifications 

EDUCATION:
Required: Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or related field and ongoing professional education in specialty
Preferred: Master’s degree in Nutrition or related field 

EXPERIENCE:
Required:
7 years of experience in clinical nutrition.
2 - 4 years management experience and/or clinical leadership of a team of registered dietitians

Preferred:
3 years of experience as Certified Nutrition Support Clinician 

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY/LISTING:
REQUIRED Drivers License | Valid Drivers License
Required: Certification as a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN) as issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration AND Licensure as a Dietitian/Nutritionist as issued by the NCBDN. Certification as a Nutrition Support Clinician
Preferred: Certification as Nutrition Support Clinical (CNSC) as issued by the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition or other specialty training preferred.
PREFERRED If driving Cone Health vehicle, must have 5 years of driving experience and MVR must be approved by Risk Management.

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