Registered Dietitian Nutritionist; Part-Time

Overview

Forefront Healthcare is unique, experienced, and specialized in serving the continuum of care
. With finely tailored, high-quality culinary and support services, Forefront helps its partners elevate the patient and resident experience.

Join our compassionate and collaborative team as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) at a rehabilitation center in Billings, MT. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of our residents and patients through personalized nutrition care and innovative dietary programs that support overall health and well-being.

This part-time position offers 20–25 hours per week
, with a flexible schedule that can be customized to fit the right candidate’s availability. Whether you're looking to reduce your full-time hours or build your career in a supportive healthcare environment, we’d love to hear from you!

• Competitive Pay – $40.00hr-$45.00hr
• Flexible Scheduling – Achieve a healthy work-life balance
• On-Site and Discounted Childcare
• On-Site Pharmacy Benefit
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (must meet hours requirement)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

This position must assure that dietary services are provided to residents/patients that meet the current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations governing dietary services in a long-term care environment to assure quality nutritional services and resident safety.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist in establishing proper diet plans for residents/patients in accordance with their preference, health, and physician orders.
• Evaluate the health and diet needs of residents/patients.
• Calculate resident/patient nutritional requirements.
• Analyze nutritional content of food.
• Educate dietary staff about food and nutrition.
• Review therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus to assure that they are in compliance with physician orders.
• Serve on facility committees as needed.
• Ensure that charted dietary notes are complete and timely.
• Ensure that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Visit residents/patients to do initial nutritional assessment and screening, explain diet, record food preferences, and promote a quality food service.
• Visit all residents/patients at least one time per quarter. Residents/Patients at nutritional risk are visited weekly. Documents all visits.
• Check diet orders that are received against physicians’ orders at least once a month. Notify nursing of discrepancy.
• Submit written reports to administration as necessary.
• Plan and present in-service education programs for the Dietary Department.
• Ensure continued compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
• Work with Dietary Manager/Director to achieve quality food service.
• Maintain current Care Plan for each resident/patient through interdisciplinary Care Plan meetings and updating when necessary.
• Report any problems to the Dietary Manager/Director.
• Know, understand, and convey to other dietary staff personnel the Federal and State rules and regulations regarding nursing home dietary requirements and enforce them within the Dietary Department.
• Understand facility’s fire and disaster plans; follow established procedures during drills and actual emergencies.
• Performs other tasks as necessary and appropriate when assigned.

Competencies:

• Customer Service Oriented.
• Basic Food Preparation Knowledge.
• Sanitation and Safety Practices.
• Thoroughness.
• Clinical Oversight.

• Must have the ability to coach others.
• Proven ability to coach and teach within the kitchen.
• Ability to lead a group of your peers.

• Requires repetitive wrist motion.

• The Dietitian sits, stands and walks intermittently through-out the working day. Must be able to speak and write in an understandable manner.

• This is an hourly position, with expected hours to include: days, evenings, some weekends, and some holidays.

• This position may require travel to and from multiple facilities within a…