Job Description

Who We Are:

NEXDINE Hospitality’s family of brands provides dining, hospitality, fitness center and facility management services to businesses, independent schools, higher education, senior living, and hospitals nationwide. We put our people first to deliver finely tailored, expertly managed programs. The NEXDINE Experience is responsive, transparent, and authentic. Learn more at www.NEXDINE.com.

Position: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Location: Rochester, NY

Schedule: 8 hours per week

Hours: Per Diem

Hourly Pay Rate: $41.00 - $45.00/hr

Pay Frequency: Weekly – Direct Deposit

What We Offer You:

• Generous Compensation & Benefits Package

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Company-Paid Life Insurance

• 401(k) Savings Plan

• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Career Growth Opportunities

• Various Employee Perks and Rewards

The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist is a change agent within the Senior Living space for NEXDINE Hospitality. You will be a part of a growing entrepreneurial organization that holds clinicians in high regard for their skillsets and expertise. Due to our scratch ingredient approach our philosophy is “food is medicine” therefore, we take a holistic approach with culinary and clinical integration within all operations. The Registered Dietitian Nutritionist will have the opportunity to impact seniors at this senior living community through implementation of innovative dining and nutrition related programming.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and follows policies, standards and programs for the provision of optimal, cost-effective nutrition care to patients.

• Develops goals and objectives for Clinical Nutrition to maintain high quality care.

• Utilizes equipment, resources and programs to provide efficient and high quality care.

• Assists in the performance planning process for Dietitians and Dietetic Interns and trains employees within the Food and Nutrition Services Department.

• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other facility departments to provide a unified approach to patient care.

• Establishes education programs for facility's professional staff (nursing, pharmacy, medical and surgical residents).

• Develops, implements and documents in service education programs for Registered Dietitians, Dietitians, and Dietetic Interns and other nutrition personnel to provide continuing education and training.

• May engage in and encourages staff to participate in research, submits to professional publications and professional and community lectures.

• Maintains and establishes systems and training programs to provide a safe working environment. Complies with all OSHA regulations and other local, state and federal government regulations.

• Maintains compliance with NEXDINE standards of operation and client contract. Maintains all records and reports necessary to comply with NEXDINE, government and accrediting agency standards, regulations and codes.

• Maintains registration status through the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensure through the state board.

• Maintains professional continuing education annually.

• Maintains compliance with all requirements of Federal, State and local regulations and guidelines including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.

Qualifications

Must be a Registered Dietitian.

Registration Requirements

• Completed a minimum of a bachelor’s degree at a US regionally accredited university or college and course work accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

• Completed an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program at a health-care facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation or combined with undergraduate or graduate studies.

• Pass a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

• Obtain / Maintain required state licensure to practice dietetics.