POSITION: Consultant Dietitian
QUALIFICATIONS:
Registered Dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, licensed by the Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition. Verification of qualifications with copies of licenses upon renewal each year.
POSITION FUNCTION:
The consultant dietitian will provide directions for the purchasing, preparation and serving of food and other nutritional services to meet the optimal nutritional needs of each resident in The Arc Caddo-Bossier’s Community Homes, and on an as needed basis for other programs of The Arc Caddo-Bossier including Community Living Supports and Services, Conly Day Program/Conly Kitchen, and Goldman School and Child Development Centers.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
The consultant dietitian is primarily responsible for:
1. Providing nutritional assessments, consultation, and training, as needed for individuals with disabilities served by The Arc of Caddo-Bossier Community Homes (ICF-DD) according to Title XIX guidelines.
2. Menu planning according to Title XIX and state guidelines.
3. Orienting and training staff and residents according to Title XIX and state guidelines.
4. Participating as a member of the interdisciplinary team (ID Team) in developing, implementing, evaluating and revising individual service plans for clients of The Arc Caddo-Bossier Community Homes and Community Living Supports and Services, as needed. The consultant dietitian will provide written recommendations to the team.
5. Work with each Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) on program planning for each participant. Advise the QIDPs of nutritional needs for each resident.
6. Modified Diets – Consultant Dietitian will:
a. Provide modified diet menus per physician's orders.
b. Instruct staff and residents on purchasing, preparing and serving items on modified diets.
c. Review quarterly each modified diet and document in record.
d. Adjust modified diets as needed.
7. Menus should:
a. Be planned and followed to meet the nutritional needs in accordance with the National Research Council's recommended dietary allowances to the extent medically possible.
b. Be written at least two (2) weeks in advance and, to the maximum extent possible, should reflect resident's preferences and participation.
c. Provide a variety of foods, be different for the same days of each week and be adjusted for seasonal change.
d. Show substitutions.
e. Be kept on file for at least 30 days.
8. Consultant Dietitian will provide residents with systematic training (in-service) to develop appropriate eating skills, using special eating equipment and utensils if needed.
9. Quarterly Progress Notes –
a. Consultant Dietitian will document in each resident's record progress notes, weight, height and other information the dietitian feels staff should be aware of to provide the nutritional needs for each resident.
b. A record of data and progress notes should be kept in the electronic documentation system provided by and as required by The Arc Caddo-Bossier.
10. Nutritional Assessments – Consultant Dietitian will prepare a Food and Nutritional checklist once a quarter for each community home.
11. Visits – Consultant Dietitian will visit each community home at least once a quarter while the residents are in the home.
12. Maintain contact with agency Nursing staff on as needed basis to ensure continuity of care for residents.
EQUIPMENT:
Consultant Dietitian will provide accurate scales for weighing each resident for quarterly assessments.
DOCUMENTATION:
Nutritional assessments, nutritional care updates, community home checklist, etc., will be turned into the office and then distributed to the home. To what extent possible, documentation should utilize the electronic documentation system provided by The Arc Caddo-Bossier. Consultant Dietician will be given a unique username and password to access the system.
INSURANCE:
Consultant Dietitian will maintain Professional Liability Insurance and provide documentation of renewal of policy each year for her file.
FACILITY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Arc Caddo-Bossier will provide forms/software to Consultant Dietician, schedule visits with the Consultant, to provide information to Consultant as requested and to provide assistance as needed.
COMPENSATION:
The Arc Caddo-Bossier agrees to compensate Consultant Dietician in the amount of $45 per hour with a limit of 2 hours per home (3 hours for Vivian Community Home) for normal services. Should extraordinary services be required, Consultant may request additional time to perform services. Consultant will submit an itemized bill for payment.