Registered Dietitian - Per Diem Impact in Rehab Care

Select Medical; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401k eligibility

Employee assistance program

Extensive orientation program

Job summary

Select Rehabilitation Hospital of Denton, a joint venture with Select Medical, seeks a Registered Dietitian to provide medical nutrition therapy for inpatients. You will collaborate with medical staff, families, and food service to implement nutrition care plans and monitor progress in a fast-paced rehab setting.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Nutrition, active RD registration, and state licensure, with at least one year of clinical facility experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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.

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.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food and Nutrition related field

Current state licensure/certification

Registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration

1 year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities

Job description

Select Rehabilitation Hospital of Denton, a joint venture with Select Medical, seeks a Registered Dietitian to provide medical nutrition therapy for inpatients. You will collaborate with medical staff, families, and food service to implement nutrition care plans and monitor progress in a fast-paced rehab setting.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Nutrition, active RD registration, and state licensure, with at least one year of clinical facility experience.