Mission

The Registered Dietitian (RD) is responsible for providing resident nutrition/hydration care and documenting nutrition/hydration care in compliance with regulatory standards and Extendicare's policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess nutrition status for all residents on admission, annually, and whenever there is a significant change in status.
• Determine each resident's level of nutrition and hydration risk to prescribe or recommend needed interventions and follow-up care.
• Develop a nutrition plan of care for each newly admitted resident.
• Evaluate and modify the nutrition plan of care for residents being followed by the RD on an ongoing basis.
• Document resident nutrition care for residents followed by the RD.
• Provide nutrition/dietary counseling and education for residents, caregivers, family members, or substitute decision makers to support optimal resident nutrition care.