06/22/2022
Queens Boulevard Extended Care is looking for a Fulltime Registered Dietitian:
Accurately assess patient’s nutritional status, identify nutritional risk, develop plan of care and evaluate outcomes
Interview residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history.
Develop a written dietary plan of care that identifies the dietary problems/needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplished for each dietary problem/need identified.
Participate in meal rounds to monitor intake and determine/address any issues related to food service and nutritional care.
Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary, but at least quarterly.
Participate in comprehensive care plan meetings.
Complete MDS accurately and in a timely manner.
Periodically visit Residents’ Council meetings to determine and address any issues related to food service and nutritional care.
Review monthly weights of all assigned residents. Identify significant weight change and place appropriate interventions and documentation.
Periodically assess adequacy of nutritional care provided to residents with feeding tubes and pressure ulcers.
Job Type: Full-time
COVID-19 considerations:
Follow all COVID protocols
Queens Blvd Extended Care Facility
About Queens Blvd Extended Care Facility:
Welcome to Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility. We are a modern, state-of-the-art Nursing Facility with a 280-bed capacity which opened in 1995. Our facility is conveniently located in Western Queens and is easily accessible to all major highways, close to subways and bus routes.
Our Mission is "to provide the highest quality health care in a caring environment", and to meet the needs of the diverse communities that we serve. We offer high quality skilled nursing and medical care as well as comprehensive services in physical, occupational and speech therapy. We specialize in sub-acute short-term rehabilitation. Recreational programs are scheduled everyday and special events are designed to meet the interest of each individual. Nutritional services are carefully monitored by our dietitians and special consideration is given to meet each resident's nutritional needs.