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Job Responsibility:
Interprets nutritional guidelines, standard and special dietary requirements, and plans and prepares modified diets and menus as a clinical dietitian with authority to direct nonprofessional staff in provision of nutritional care
Reviews diet prescriptions, plans modified diets, menus and selects menus
Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team in the program planning process for residents
Provides guidance to staff in processing diet prescriptions, enteral feeding tables and nutritional assessments
Evaluates food service program on a periodic basis
Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Requirements:
Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with courses in dietetics
Requires licensure as a dietitian nutritionist by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as set forth in the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act [225 ILCS 30]
Requires ability to pass a background check
Requires ability to pass a drug screen and pre-employment physical
Requires ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance
Requires ability acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate
Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers
Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties
Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate
Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license
Nice to have:
Two (2) years of experience maintaining food service records and prepare related reports
Working knowledge teaching basic food and nutrition principles
Working knowledge of health and sanitary requirements applicable to large-scale food service
One (1) year of experience planning modified diets and menus
Working knowledge of large-scale food service procedures and practices
Working knowledge of dietetics and food services management, including nutritional values, costs and accounting