Registered Dietitian -PRN

Select Medical; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive orientation

Generous PTO

Health, vision, dental

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital in Bowling Green, KY is seeking a Registered Dietitian for a PRN role. You will provide nutrition care, counseling, and education, developing care plans and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team in an inpatient rehab setting.

The position requires current state licensure/registration and at least one year of clinical facility experience. Competitive benefits include PTO, medical, 401(k), and professional development support.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provides quality nutrition services including screening, assessment, counseling, and education, plus therapeutic diet calculations.
• Considers religious, cultural, and ethical factors when planning care.
• Evaluates food/drug interactions and provides nutrition education as appropriate.
• Communicates the nutritional plan with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Attends interdisciplinary meetings and participates in rounds as available.
• Develops and implements patient and staff nutrition education programs.
• Keeps up-to-date with ADA requirements and continuing education.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Counseling

Education

CDR registration

Dietitian licensure

Job description

Overview

Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital

A Select Medical and Vibra Healthcare partnershipPosition: Registered DietitianLocation: Bowling Green, KYSchedule: PRN

$37.00 per hour

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.*

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans