Registered Dietitian PRN

Select Specialty Hospital - St. Louis North; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Orientation program

Health, vision & dental coverage

PTO

401(k) with company match

Life and disability protection

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in St. Louis is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide high-quality nutritional care to inpatient clients in a critical illness recovery setting. The role involves developing and monitoring Medical Nutrition Therapies, coordinating with medical staff and food service, and ensuring care plans meet clinical standards.

The position is PRN/As Needed at Select Specialty Hospital – St. Louis North (63136), located inside Christian Northeast Hospital.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nutritional care to patients, including development, implementation and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapies.
• Collaborate with medical staff, patients, families and food service to implement care plans.
• Perform nutritional assessments and monitor patient progress.
• Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens.
• Work with Speech Therapy to advance textured modified diets for safety and intake.
• Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support and diet orders align with formulary.
• Consider religious, cultural and ethnic factors in care plans.
• Educate staff on Nutrition Care Manual and maintain manuals.
• Keep current with nutritional practices and continuing education.
• Evaluate potential food/drug/ supplement interactions.
• Attend interdisciplinary meetings and communicate progress.
• Participate in menu development and standardization.
• Conduct meal rounds to ensure trays meet prescribed diets.

Skills

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Enteral/Parenteral nutrition

Education

State licensure/certification

CDR Registration (Registered Dietitian)

Job description

Overview

Position: Registered Dietitian

Location:Select Specialty Hospital - St. Louis North 63136

Located inside of Christian Northeast Hospital

Schedule: PRN/As NeededCompensation: $37/PRN Rate

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.
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members.
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

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.

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.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans