Registered Dietician (RD/CDN) 150 Martin Rd, Buffalo, NY 14218, USAReq #537 Wednesday, February 5, 2025 **Join our team as a Registered Dietician/Certified Dietician Nutritionist!** OLV Human Services if looking for a healthcare professional who specializes in food, nutrition, and dietetics. If you are an expert in creating personalized nutrition plans based on individual needs, health conditions, and preferences and want a rewarding career helping our residents, then this is the career for you! **Benefits:** + Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) + Health, dental & vision insurance options + Paid employer sponsored life insurance + Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance + Up to $600 every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse completes too! **Perks:** + Part Time employment + Flexible work schedule + Remote work capabilities + Casual dress code + Free parking + Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program (click here to learn more: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation) + Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working + Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement + $$ Employee referral program $$ **Salary Range:** $27.00 - $33.00/per hour. ______________________________________________________________________________ **FULL DESCRIPTION** **Responsible to:** Food Service Director **Job Summary:** The RD (Registered Dietician)/ CDN (Certified Dietician Nutritionist) enhances life by helping prevent and mange disease through healthy nutrition. In conjunction with the FSD (Food Service Director), the RD is responsible for ensuring optimal nutrition therapy for individuals in our care. This involves the assessment of nutritional status, treatments and interventions including; diet therapy, counseling, planning, consulting with other disciplines, and educating individuals on nutritional needs. The RD ensures compliance with National School Lunch Program (NSLP) planning menus that meet the requirements through appropriate menu analysis utilizing the Child Nutrition software. The menu should be planned for in a manner that is able to be produced and delivered through a commissary style kitchen serving a heavy volume of meals. Menus should be created to fit into the various programs budget. **Essential Job Duties:** 1. Identifies individuals with nutrition needs, assesses nutritional needs according to age, disease and specific needs. 2. Develops and implements nutrition care plans and education programs. 3. In the RTF program will complete an initial assessment within the first 10 days of admission. 4. Prioritizes schedule to assess the needs of the incoming residents as needed. Ensures that upon intake special nutritional needs are communicated to the FSD and modifies menus to accommodate for special diet needs. 5. Knowledge of frequently prescribed medications, interactions and nutritional impact of residents. 6. Prepares diet labels and menus for all special diets in our residential care programs. 7. Under the direction of the FSD creates menus that can be prepared and delivery in a commissary kitchen and fit into the programs budgets. 8. Produces annual, semi-annual clinical assessments and care plans for residential programs as required. 9. Attends Multi-D meetings upon referral. 10. Must have a strong understanding of the current National School Lunch Program and ensures compliance with menu planning in conjunction with the FSD. 11. Inputs menu, recipe, product, and production data into the Child Nutrition software program. Must have a strong working knowledge of the software program. 12. Counsel’s individuals on nutritional practices designed to prevent, and/or manage chronic disease and promote good health. 13. Prepares special needs menus in that comply with NSLP. 14. Generates nutritional reports by reviewing, collecting essential clinical data from medical record. 15. Calculates caloric and nutrient values of therapeutic diets, menus and recipes. 16. Work closely with multiple departments, including but not limited to, nursing, ancillary services, environmental services and community medical staff. 17. In conjunction with the Food Service Department implements nutritional/wellness training programs for students, residents and staff as required by NSLP. 18. Maintains appropriate continuing education credits as required by NSLP 19. Perform other job-related duties assigned by supervisor. **Skills:** • Computer skills. • Nutri-Kids software program. • NSLP knowledge. • Effective communication skills. **Competencies:** • Communication: Oral and written • Attention to detail: Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks • Adaptability: Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace • Teamwork ability: Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job • Leadership skills: Creates a vision or goal for one`s work unit and communicates it in a way that motivates others to implement it. Understands and leverages the organization`s structure and relationships and pursues organization support and resources **Education:** **Minimum Degree Required:** Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics (graduation prior to 1/2024) Masters Degree (graduation after 1/2024) **Experience:** **Minimum Experience Preferred:** 3-5 years **Required License/Registration/ Certification:** R.D. (Registered Dietitian) in good standing with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics NYS license as a RD (Registered Dietician) OR CDN (Certified Dietician Nutritionist) with an active NPI (National Provider Number) number **Training:** New Hire Orientation **Physical Requirements:** The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions • The constant physical demand of the position is sitting. • The frequent physical demands of the position are standing, walking, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination. • The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling **Other details** + Job FunctionNon-Essential + Pay TypeHourly + Min Hiring Rate$27.00 + Max Hiring Rate$33.00 + Travel RequiredNo + Required EducationMaster’s Degree Apply Now + 150 Martin Rd, Buffalo, NY 14218, USA