Registered Dietitian - Per Diem

Select Specialty Hospital; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, KS is seeking a Registered Dietitian for per diem shifts (0800-1630, flexible hours) on Tuesday/Wednesday and either Saturday or Sunday. The role requires 24 hours in a 6-week period and involves planning and monitoring medical nutrition therapies for patients.

Minimum qualifications include current state licensure/certification, CDR registration, and at least 1 year of clinical facility experience.

Qualifications

• Current state licensure/certification required by state.
• Current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR).
• Minimum of 1 year of clinical work experience in a facility setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy and monitor patient progress.
• Collaborate with medical staff and food service to implement nutrition plans.
• Perform nutritional assessments and reassessments.
• Develop and monitor enteral/parenteral nutrition regimens.
• Educate staff on nutrition care standards.

Education

CDR registration

State licensure/certification

Job description

Position

Registered Dietitian

Location

Kansas City, KS

Schedule

Per Diem

0800-1630 (Flexible hours) Tuesday or Wednesday; Saturday or Sunday

Required Hours

24 hours in a 6-week period

Select Specialty Hospital

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.

Why Join Us

• Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Registered Dietitian 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.
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional 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.