Registered Dietitian (RD)
Company: Carthage Center
Location: Watertown
Posted on: January 5, 2026
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Job Description:
Carthage Centeris hiring aRegistered Dietitian (RD) for our
Skilled Nursing Facility. DUTIES: - Assess / Monitor the Residents'
nutritional status, provide recommendations to medical staff, and
develop adequate care plans - Evaluate special needs of Residents
regarding nutrition support, skin breakdown, and significant weight
issues - Coordinate procurement of nutrition support supplies and
oral supplements with outside vendors as well as involved
department heads - Monitor Resident meal service to ensure diet
modifications are followed - Educate Residents, families, and staff
in concepts of nutrition & diet modification - Routinely evaluate
Dietary Care plans for effectiveness to ensure high quality of care
- Meet weekly with an interdisciplinary team to review and adjust
residents’ plan of care - Work closely with Speech-Language
Pathologist to ensure appropriate mechanically altered diets are
provided for residents with dysphagia - Reviewing all menu changes
to ensure they follow the facility’s policies/procedures &
State/Federal guidelines - Update diet order and menu changes in
computer menu software on a daily basis - Supervising & working
closely with the dietary team to provide excellent Resident care -
Conduct audits of areas relevant to providing quality nutrition
care on a routine basis - Ensure the facility is in compliance with
regulations and policies on weight monitoring - Communicate with an
interdisciplinary team on a daily basis to provide quality care to
Residents REQUIREMENTS: - Must be a Registered Dietitian - Must
have nursing home experience - Exceptional interpersonal &
leadership skills - Knowledge of applicable state and federal
guidelines - Computer literacy and proficiency with EMR software
and computer-based menu systems About us: Carthage Center for
Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 90-bed rehabilitation and skilled
nursing facility located on the outskirts of the historic village
of Carthage. Excellence is our goal and good outcomes in recovery
and rehabilitation are our daily measures of progress. We will
maintain a comfortable, dignified environment where our residents
can enjoy an engaged, healthy lifestyle that will be a constant
steady source of peace of mind to their families. Carthage Center
will maintain our residents’ bonds to their community by extending
ourselves to our neighbors and to the society we serve. Carthage
Center is a proud member of the Centers Health Care Consortium.
Keywords: Carthage Center, Syracuse , Registered Dietitian (RD), Healthcare , Watertown, New York
