Job Description
Responsible for monitoring the AHS's compliance in accordance with current applicable Federal, State and local dietary standards, guidelines, and regulations. Ensures that the highest degree of quality resident care is maintained at all times.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Provides clinical nutrition assessment and documentation for general medical and surgical oncology, bariatric/weight management and critical care.
- Maintains quality assurance and evaluates compliance with corporate policies and procedures and State and Federal guidelines.
- Assists in planning, developing, organizing, implementing and evaluating the Dietary Department, its programs and activities.
- Assists dietary staff in use of departmental policies and procedures.
- Provides written/oral reports to the Administrator or required concerning the operations of the Dietary Department.
- Manages and improves policies, procedures, and programs to assure compliance with regulatory requirements by making oral/written recommendations to the Corporate Dietitian.
- Develops and participates in educational sessions for staff to increase knowledge of staff and improve resident care for the Dietary Department.
- Reviews appropriate web sites, publications and other educational materials to ensure that the standards of practice are being achieved.
- Monitors food temperature and taste through the use of Test Trays, Meal Evaluations and review of Food Temperature Logs.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Home Science or related field.
- Licensed with the State of New Jersey as a Registered Dietetic Technician or Registered Dietician or Dietary Manager Association or as applicable.
Preferred:
- Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Home Science or related field.
- 2-3 year's experience in acute care clinical nutrition or relevant area.
Atlantic Medical Group is a physician-led and physician-governed organization that delivers the highest quality health care, at the right place, the right price, and the right time. We are a multispecialty physician group with more than 1,000 doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants at over 300 locations throughout northern and central New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. Our mission is to deliver exceptional care recognizing the unique needs of all those we serve. Our vision is to achieve the best outcomes with our patients at the center of the physician-led team, driven by service, innovation and continuous learning.
Our integrated network offers seamless access to Atlantic Health System's entire health care continuum and our nationally and regionally ranked hospitals. In collaboration with Atlantic Health System, several of our practices offer urgent care and walk-in services.
In addition to primary care physicians, the team includes specialists that care for patients in all aspects of their health from pediatrics to geriatrics and everything in between. We make health decisions easier for patients with enhanced access to referrals.
EEO STATEMENT
Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.