Clinical Dietitian

Dietitian

We are offering a $4,000 sign-on bonus (to be paid throughout the first year of employment). Lutheran SeniorLife provides a comprehensive array of community-based health and social service programs throughout western Pennsylvania.

Our services include LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly); skilled nursing, home health; personal care; adoption & foster care; assisted living; adult day services; memory care; hospice; palliative care; residential living; affordable housing; home safety monitoring; Meals on Wheels; rehabilitation services and private duty.

LIFE is a program that serves county residents living in Armstrong, Butler, Beaver, and Lawrence Counties. It is an all-inclusive comprehensive program that helps individuals maintain their independence in their home and community through supportive services. The LIFE programs offer an array of person-centered services from medical care to adult day supports with the primary goal of allowing individuals to remain in their own home.

Job Description

• Assists in the provision of food service and nutritional programs within the LIFE Center.
• Completes nutritional assessments, develops care plans, and assures participants' needs are met through high-quality nutritional meals and services.
• Assists with the management of the Nutritional Services Department in the absence of the director of Nutritional Services.

Requirements

• Four-year degree from college or university; and one (1) to two (2) years related experience and/or training in a long-term care setting preferred.
• Must be "Registered" or Registered Dietitian eligible and a Licensed Dietitian in Pennsylvania or Licensed Dietitian in Pennsylvania eligible.
• At least one year experience with a frail or elderly population.
• Current registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Working knowledge of computers, Microsoft Word, and Excel required.

Benefits

• Free benefit model for full-time employees includes: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability (no per-pay contributions for single coverage).
• Competitive wages, hiring incentives, generous paid time off, bereavement leave, and paid holidays.
• Low-cost benefit model for eligible part-time employees includes: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability.
• Additional medical, dental, vision options for employees and family members.
• Voluntary suite of benefits available at low group rates including short-term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, pet insurance, and additional life insurance options.
• Immediate eligibility to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement savings plan.
• Optional enrollment in a flexible spending account.
• Total wellness and work-life balance resources, discounts, programs.
• Tuition reimbursement, mileage reimbursement or vehicle program for eligible employees.
• Career success - coaching, training, internships, and recognition program.

Typical Work Hours

7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Shift: Daylight.