Registered Dietitian - Per Diem

Select Specialty Hospital; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital - Gulfport is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide medical nutrition therapy and collaborate with the medical staff to implement nutrition care plans for critically ill patients.

This per diem role offers negotiable schedule, a $31.00 per hour pay rate, opportunities for advancement, and a pathway to potential full-time opportunities based on performance.

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nutritional care to patients with medical nutrition therapy.
• Work collaboratively with the medical staff, patients, families and food service department to implement nutrition care plans.
• 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 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 nutrition formulary and diet manual.
• Consider religious, cultural and ethnic factors in developement of nutrition care plans.
• Review yearly updates and approves therapeutic diet manual; educate staff on location of Nutrition Care Manual.
• Keep current with nutritional practices and continue education; maintain Professional Portfolio/ce and portfolio.
• Evaluate potential food/drug interactions, and/or herb/supplement interactions.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and communicate progress and special needs.
• Participate in developing, planning and standardizing menus.
• Perform meal rounds to ensure patients’ meal trays align with prescribed diet and quality standards.

Education

State licensure/certification

Registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration

Job description

Position: Registered Dietitian

Location: Gulfport, MS

Schedule: Per Diem *Schedule is negotiable*

Pay Rate: $31.00 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital - Gulfport 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.

Why Join Us

• Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.


• Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities


• Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.


• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care


• 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.

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.