Registered Dietitian

Select Medical; Willingboro Township (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Registered Dietitian to join their team in providing exceptional nutritional care. This role involves developing and implementing personalized nutrition care plans, collaborating with medical staff, and ensuring the highest standards of patient care. With a commitment to employee well-being, the organization offers comprehensive health benefits, generous PTO, and a supportive work environment. If you're passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a collaborative setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical/RX plan

Health, vision, and dental plans

Generous PTO

Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan

Life and disability protection

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food and Nutrition required.
• Current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nutritional care and develop nutrition care plans.
• Collaborate with medical staff to implement nutrition care plans.
• Perform nutritional assessments and recommend interventions.

Skills

Nutritional Assessment

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Collaboration with Medical Staff

Patient Care Plans

Knowledge of Dietary Regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food and Nutrition

Job description

Overview

Position: Registered Dietitian

Location: Willingboro, NJ

Schedule: Full-time (Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 3:00 pm or 8:00 am to 4:00 pm)Compensation: $26.00 to $45.00 per hour (based on years of experience)

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Registered Dietitians play a central role in providing compassionate,

excellent care every step of the way.

Select Specialty Hospital - Willingboro is a 69 bed facility employing over 180 caregivers in the greater Philadelphia area.

Why Join Us:

• Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Registered Dietitian orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members.
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nutritional care to patients such as the development, implementation and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapies.
• work collaboratively with the medical staff, patients, families and food service department to ensure the patients’ nutrition care plans are implemented and departmental standards are maintained.
• Perform nutritional assessments and re-assessments, identifying goals, recommending nutrition interventions, monitoring and evaluating patient progress.
• Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens.
• Work closely with the Speech Therapy Department to assist with the progression of textured modified diets to ensure patient safety and optimize oral intake.
• Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet and oral supplement orders are consistent with the facility’s established nutrition support formulary and diet manual.
• Consider religious, cultural and ethnic factors in development of nutrition care plans.
• Review yearly updates and approves therapeutic diet manual annually. Educates clinical and food service staff on location of the Nutrition Care Manual. Maintains hard copy of simplified diet manual for downtime.
• Keeps current with nutritional practices and theories. Maintains current professional registration requirements (i.e., Professional Portfolio, self-development and continuing education). Demonstrates interest in continuing education, academics or specialized certification to further enhance professional skills.
• Evaluate potential food/drug interactions, and/or herb/supplement interactions.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and communicating progress and special needs.
• Participate in developing, planning and standardizing menus.
• Perform meal rounds to ensure patients' meal trays are consistent with the prescribed diet and meet standards as to quality, quantity, temperature and appearance.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with major studies in Food and Nutrition related field.
• Current state licensure/certification, if required by state.
• Current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
• One (1) year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities or equivalent.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans