Dietitian II - Veterans Community Living Center at VCLC at Fitzsimons
Dietitian II - Veterans Community Living Center at VCLC at Fitzsimons
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- This position is open to current Colorado residents only.Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.Colorado Veterans Community Living Center at FitzsimonsColorado Veterans Community Living Center (VCLC) at Fitzsimons is a beautiful 180bed skilled nursing facility serving Colorados veterans. We strive to honor and respect those living in our community through companionship and personcentered care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live. At Fitzsimons we provide long term care short term rehab and have a secured memory care neighborhood and are conveniently located on the medical campus with UC Hospital and the Aurora VA Medical Center. FItzsimons celebrates a low 18 staff turnover rate and substantial longevity among staff.Visit us online at: Fitzsimons was named the #1 nursing home in Colorado and among the top 25 nationwide. Check out the articlehere!**
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Description of Job
The Dietitian II will facilitate direct care staff in fulfilling the nutritional needs of facility residents. Duties include: accurate assessment appropriate nutritional intervention follow up and evaluation of nutritional care; providing nutritional counseling to residents who are able to participate in nutrition decision making; active participation in total care planning with an interdisciplinary team; education and training of new and existing food service operations staff with emphasis on meeting nutritional quality sanitation and therapeutic standards; ongoing evaluation of food service operations for quality assurance purposes and to assure compliance with guidelines.
Additionally as a Dietitian II you can expect to:- Collect pertinent data including: diet history diagnosis biochemical data medications anthropometric data and assesses the nutritional status of residents develop plans of nutrition care and provides intervention recommendations to meet nutrition needs
- Provide consistent followup and reevaluation of nutrition care process; provides interventions as necessary. Assessments include but are not limited to significant weight changes nutritionally related weight issues enteral feedings dialysis and any other medical conditions requiring nutritional interventions.
- Provide nutritional counseling to facility residents and their families as needed who are able to actively participate in their own nutrition decision making. Attend Care Conferences and document residents needs preferences and interventions related to nutritional wellbeing and when necessary document when resident chooses not to adhere torecommendation.
- Continuously evaluate food service operations for quality sanitation nutrition adequacy and adherence to dietary standards through meal observations and audits and assists in identifying and implementing necessary corrective actions. Participate in operations of total quality improvement for the food service department such as providing reports when necessary to the facilitys QAPI (Quality Assurance Performance Improvement) team identifying problems collecting data formulating and implementing solutions and evaluating outcomes.
- Provide training and education for staff involved in food service operations on preparation and type of foods necessary to meet nutrition safety quality and therapeutic standards. Meet continuing educational requirements necessary for maintaining Dietitian Registration. Provides inhouse education during New Employee Orientation and Dementia inhouse Training Class and other inservices as needed. Educate new dietetic interns to long term care.
- Reevaluate and make recommendations concerning facility menus taking into consideration resident likes and dislikes.
- Special projects and Other Duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Special Qualification:- Active Dietitian Registration
ExperienceOnly:
Five 5 years of relevant experience in a long term care setting
OR
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation
related to the work assigned to this position equal to five 5 years
Conditions of Employment:- CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):
CBI name check and fingerprint check ICON Colorado court database Medicare fraud database Reference Checks Professional License verification (licensure requirements) Drug Screen PREA (Division of Youth Services) Trails check (direct contact with children) CAPS (direct contact with adults Mental Health Institutes Regional Centers Veterans Community Living Centers) - Must be willing to test for Tuberculosis (TB) test.
- Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
Appeal Rights:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered 1525 Sherman Street 4th Floor Denver CO 80203 or faxed 303.866.5038 within ten 10 calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the departments action.
For more information about the appeals process the official appeal form and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 8011 State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures Chapter 8 Resolution of Appeals and Disputes atunder Rules.Supplemental Information
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SignOn Incentive:
Upon approval a signon incentive based on position ranging from $2000 to $7000 (prorated if a parttime position) will be given in three payments: within two pay cycles of when the new employee starts at CDHS 180day anniversary and 270day anniversary with CDHS. These incentives will be available to the first 1000 new employees in select highneed positions.
About Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference consider joining the dedicated people of theColorado Department of Human Services(CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety independence and wellbeing of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work we offer:
Strong secure yet flexible retirement benefits including aPERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Planplus 401(k) and 457 plans
Employer supplementedHealth Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short and longterm disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
Excellent worklife programs such as flexible schedules training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more
information go to Values:
We believe in a peoplefirst approach:To serve the people of Colorado we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized inspired and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.
Balance creates quality of life:We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility health and wellness and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable:We take responsibility through our actions programs and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters:We are open and honest with employees our partners the Coloradans we serve and the public.
We are ethical:We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together:We work together with all partners employees and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
ADAA Accommodations:CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any preemployment testing participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to our ADAA Coordinator Nancy Schmelzer at or call.
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