Registered Dietitian - Full-time

Select Medical; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Orientation program

PTO & Sick Time

Medical & Dental

401(k) match

Large team

Job summary

Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital, part of a Select Medical and Vibra Healthcare partnership in Bowling Green, KY, is seeking a Registered Dietitian to join our inpatient rehabilitation team.

Responsibilities include screening, assessment, nutrition counseling, diet planning, and participation in interdisciplinary care. Competitive benefits and a generous sign-on bonus are offered, with pay up to $41 per hour based on experience.

Qualifications

• Current state licensure/certification is required.
• Current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
• One year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutrition services including screening, initial assessment, re-assessments, counseling and education, and diet calculations.
• Develop and monitor nutritional care plans considering cultural and ethical factors.
• Evaluate food/drug and herb interactions; provide education accordingly.
• Communicate nutritional plans with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Attend interdisciplinary meetings to contribute to patient care plans.
• Create and implement nutrition education for patients and staff; set achievable goals.
• Maintain current ADA requirements and pursue ongoing professional development.

Skills

Dietitian licensure

Clinical nutrition

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital

A Select Medical and Vibra Healthcare partnershipPosition: Registered DietitianLocation: Bowling Green, KYSchedule: Fulltime$10,000 Sign On Bonus

Up to $41.00 per hour based on experience

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

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

Responsibilities

• Provides quality nutrition services including, but not limited to, screening, initial assessment, re-assessments, nutrition counseling and education, therapeutic diet calculations, and calorie counts. Develops an appropriate nutritional care plan.
• Considers religious, cultural, and ethical factors when completing nutrition assessments and creating plan of care.
• Evaluates potential food/drug interactions, and/or herb/supplement interactions. Provides nutrition education/counseling as appropriate.
• Communicates and implements the nutritional plan of care with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Attend Interdisciplinary Care meetings, when assigned, for the development of patient care plans. Participates with the interdisciplinary team in various medical rounds (as available at the facility) i.e., wound rounds, or dysphagia rounds.
• Develops and implements educational programs for patients and staff. Works with the patient to identify a nutrition education plan and sets achievable goals.
• Keeps current with nutritional practices and theories. Maintains current ADA requirements, (i.e., Professional Portfolio, self-development, and continuing education classes.)

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

*Post offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process and are to be completed before an employee's first day of work.*