Registered Dietitian

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid time off (PTO)

Company paid maternity/paternity leave

Bereavement leave

Employee assistance program

Retirement plans with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky seeks a Registered Dietitian to deliver medical nutrition therapy to patients, staff, and the community, supporting quality care and patient satisfaction. This full-time role focuses on safe resource use and adherence to Baptist Health's mission and values.

The position requires ACEND-accredited education, licensing/registration, and will offer a $20,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates as part of a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field from ACEND-approved program.
• Current registration with CDR or registry eligible (must obtain within 6 months of hire).
• Licensed Dietitian in the state of practice (must obtain within 3 months of hire).

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy to patients, employees, and the community.
• Ensure patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory compliance, and efficient use of resources.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field

CDR registration or registry eligible

Licensed Dietitian in the state of practice

Job description

Summary Job Description: Registered Dietitian - Clinical Nutrition $20,000 Sign-On Bonus for External Candidates Full-Time 8a - 4:30p This position is responsible for providing medical nutrition therapy to patients, employees, and the community in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of Baptist Health. This position ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field from an accredited university or college approved by the Accreditation Council for Education and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
• Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) or registry eligible (must obtain within 6 months ofhire).
• Licensed Dietitian in the state of practice (must obtain within 3 months of hire or within 3 months after obtainingcredentials).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field from an accredited university or college approved by the Accreditation Council for Education and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
• At least one year experience as a Registered Dietitian preferred.

Benefits:

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full‑spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement:

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

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Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll‑free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

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