Registered Dietitian PACE

TriHealth is actively recruiting for a FT day Dietitian for PACE of Cincinnati. PACE Center is located in Norwood Ohio. Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a Medicare and Medicaid program that helps people meet their health care needs in the community instead of going to a nursing home or other care facility.

The PACE Dietitian is responsible for the medical nutrition program for PACE participants. The PACE Dietitian is a member of the PACE Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and is responsible for completing nutrition assessments for new PACE participants and nutrition reassessments on existing PACE participants as part of the PACE IDT care planning process. The PACE Dietitian is responsible for assessing participants' nutritional and dietary needs and incorporating industry best practices to implement appropriate nutritional and dietary interventions for PACE participants in collaboration with the IDT. The PACE Dietitian is responsible for planning food services at the PACE Center and ensuring participant food preferences are considered in PACE Center menu planning. The PACE Dietitian is responsible for providing nutrition and diet education to participants, caregivers, and PACE staff.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition from an ADA-accredited institution. (Required)
1 - 2 years of experience as a Dietitian. (Preferred) 
1 - 2 years of experience working with a frail or elderly population, or in the absence of such knowledge, receive appropriate training on working with a frail or elderly population upon hiring. (Required)
Certified as a Registered Dietitian (RD) Preferred or Other Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), 
Certified Diabetes Educator Preferred 
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Preferred 
ServSafe certified (may be required per the State/State Administering Agency) Preferred 
Registered member of the ADA and registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Preferred


Job Responsibilities:

Participates as a PACE Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) member and is responsible for completing nutrition assessments for new PACE participants and nutrition reassessments on existing PACE participants as part of the PACE IDT care planning process. 
In collaboration with the primary care provider and IDT, develops and implements nutrition and diet care plans for participants, identifying and considering the medical, physical, social, and emotional needs of PACE participants. 
Assesses PACE participants’ food security status and recommends to the IDT measures to address participant food security issues through PACE service delivery interventions and the care planning process. In concert with the primary care provider, assesses participants’ needs for nutritional supplements. 
Monitors PACE participants for changes in their health or psychosocial status requiring a nutrition reassessment. Promptly communicates pertinent changes in participant nutritional or dietary status to the IDT. 
Attends IDT meetings and morning meetings and reports on participants' nutritional status, including changes to individual participant food intake and notable weight changes. Based on clinical observations or nutrition reassessments, make recommendations to the IDT for incorporating or modifying therapeutic diets and recommending dietary modifications to participant care plans. 
Responsible for daily food services planning at the PACE Center, ensuring participants’ dietary restrictions are enforced and participant food preferences considered. 
Serves as a nutrition and diet subject matter expert and communicates to the IDT best practices in nutrition management for a frail elderly population.

Working Conditions:

Bending - Rarely 
Climbing - Rarely 
Concentrating - Consistently 
Continuous Learning - Consistently 
Hearing: Conversation - Frequently 
Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently 
Interpersonal Communication - Frequently 
Kneeling - Rarely 
Lifting Lifting 50+ Lbs. - 
Lifting Pulling - Frequently 
Pushing - Frequently 
Reaching - Frequently 
Reading - Frequently 
Sitting - Frequently 
Standing - Frequently 
Stooping - Occasionally 
Talking - Frequently 
Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently 
Use of Hands - Frequently 
Color Vision - Frequently 
Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently 
Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently 
Walking - Frequently

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