Registered Dietitian

The Registered Dietitian (RD) works collaboratively with medical, residential, school, food service, and other ancillary staff to ensure quality nutrition and dietary services.  Monitors and evaluates aspects of the agency to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements related to nutrition and dietary services, Child Nutrition Program (CNP), and food sanitation issues.  Responsible for ensuring staff training is provided as indicated to assure compliance.    

QUALITY OF LIFE EXPECTATION FOR ALL STAFF: 

To actively further the agency’s mission to optimize quality of life (QofL) for individuals served by monitoring and implementing systems that promote the QofL of the individuals in our care.  

Responsibilities:

• The RD oversees the performance of the DT/Nutritionist.
• The RD completes and/or oversees the completion of nutrition assessments for residential individuals.
• The RD evaluates individual’s dietary intake for adequacy as necessary.
• The RD assesses and evaluates individuals' unplanned weight changes and applies nutrition interventions as indicated.
• The RD follows the procedures outlined in the agency’s Special Diets and Nutritional Therapies Standard Operating Procedure (HCS-15) to ensure appropriate staff training is completed for medically prescribed diets.
• The RD provides staff training on nutrition-related issues.
• The RD is a member of each individual's Treatment Team and provides input on issues related to nutrition and/or dietary concerns and assists in researching available alternate food choices when necessary.
• The RD ensures routine residential meal observations are conducted biannually.
• The RD assists with the development of all cycle menus and is the resource person for the COO, Food Service Supervisor, and other staff in providing quality, nutritious, and safe foods.
• The RD maintains the individual's nutrition files per agency direction in electronic format and/or hardcopy record located in the Nutrition office.     
• The RD coordinates and/or participates in nutrition and health related meetings and special functions.
• The RD reviews pre-admission record and provides input on whether or not the agency can accommodate prospective individual’s nutrition and or dietary needs.
• The RD provides oversight and leadership to the Dietary Department.
• The RD assists with other duties as requested by the Health Services Coordinator, Director of Children’s Services and/or the COO. 
• The RD assists the kitchen staff by serving lunch and supporting with other miscellaneous tasks to ensure a smooth operation of meal services and promote a healthy eating environment.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in nutrition or food service management.   

• Registered Dietitian (RD) credential conferred by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and New York State license for Certified Dietitian/Nutritionist (CDN) issued by the New York State Education Department are required.  Will consider RD or CDN eligible candidates with qualified experience. 

• The qualified candidate must be knowledgeable of Child Nutrition Program (CNP) and New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) regulations, proficient in computer skills (e-mail, Word, Excel), have effective oral and written communication skills, and have 3-5 years of experience preferably in a residential childcare setting.

BENEFITS:

• Up to 6 weeks of paid time off in your 1st year (sick, vacation, holiday, etc.)
• College partnerships that provide discounts
• Scholarships available!
• 403B with company match
• Agency Sponsored Activities (Volleyball, Bowling, etc.)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA
• And much more, see link below:

Anderson Center for Autism offers our employees a generous benefits package: https://www.andersoncenterforautism.org/human-resources/benefits-package/

Keywords: Autism, ACA, Children, Diet, Health Services, Nutrition, Registered Dietitian, Residential, School, Treatment Team

This position description in no way states or implies that the responsibilities listed are the only duties to be performed by the person filling this position. The person in the position may be required to perform other duties as necessitated by the situation or requested by his/her supervisor.

Anderson Center for Autism is committed to providing a diverse workforce by ensuring that discrimination barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes a person in one of these protected groups. Anderson Center for Autism is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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