Dietician Services

The Vendor is required to provide to have a qualified licensed dietician to ensure the planning, managing, and implementation of dietician service activities to ensure that the residents receive adequate nutrition.
- The Registered Dietician include:
• Assessing special nutritional needs of geriatric and physically impaired persons
• Developing therapeutic diets
• Developing regular diets to meet the specialized needs of geriatric and physically impaired persons
• Monitoring resident weights and providing report to nursing personnel and nursing home administrator
• Participation in developing and implementing continuing education programs for dietary services and nursing personnel
• Participation in interdisciplinary care planning
• Routine consultations with the director of food service
• Participation in the state veteran’s home quality assurance program through auditing, reporting, and making recommendations on process improvement
• Coverage for the certified dietary manager will be required during an extended leave or vacancy.
• Developing therapeutic, specialized, regular, and fortified diets to meet the needs of the residents
• Menu development and revisions
• Nutrition assessment and evaluation
• Making meal rounds in the dining room and in resident rooms on the units
• Conducting resident interviews and obtaining resident meal preference
• QAPI tracking of significant weight changes, wounds, meal intakes, resident meal satisfaction, supplement acceptance
• Attending care plan meetings and ensuring care plan implementation specific to nutritional needs
• Providing diet education and resources to residents and families
• Reviewing computerized menu and meal maintenance and resident information to ensure the menu meets federal recommended meal pattern using the state veterans home current food service software
• Policy/procedure and forms development and revision
• Provide in-service training and resources to nursing and dietary staff
• Presenting general information at the state veterans home new employee orientation
• Nutritional data entry using electronic medical record
• Attending meetings as required by the state veterans home
• Assisting the food service director in kitchen sanitation rounds
• Participate with the interdisciplinary team regarding dietary and nutrition issues
• Providing education and guidance for ancillary state veterans Home staff working with the dietician
• Attend scheduled meetings with the Nursing Home Administrator or other designated staff.
- Contract Period/Term: 5 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: April 7, 2025