Registered Dietitian - Full-time

Select Medical • Bowling Green, KY

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About The Position

Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital, a Select Medical and Vibra Healthcare partnership, is seeking a full-time Registered Dietitian in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The inpatient rehabilitation hospital provides care for individuals facing medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges related to brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas. The role provides nutrition services and develops and communicates individualized nutritional care plans in collaboration with patients and the interdisciplinary care team. Compensation is up to $41.00 per hour based on experience, with a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

The employer describes an extensive orientation program and offers eligible full-time team members paid time off and paid sick time, medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program and dental plan options, a company-matching 401(k), and life and disability protection.

Requirements

• Current state licensure or certification, if required by the state.
• Current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
• One year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities, or equivalent.
• Complete post-offer employment testing (POETs) before the first day of work.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutrition services, including screening, initial and repeat assessments, nutrition counseling and education, therapeutic diet calculations, and calorie counts.
• Develop appropriate nutritional care plans, considering religious, cultural, and ethical factors.
• Evaluate potential food/drug and herb/supplement interactions.
• Provide nutrition education and counseling as appropriate.
• Communicate and implement nutrition care plans with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Attend interdisciplinary care meetings when assigned to help develop patient care plans.
• Participate in medical rounds, such as wound or dysphagia rounds, when available at the facility.
• Develop and implement educational programs for patients and staff.
• Work with patients to identify nutrition education plans and set achievable goals.
• Keep current with nutritional practices and theories.
• Maintain current ADA requirements, including a professional portfolio, self-development, and continuing education classes.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus.
• Extensive and thorough orientation program.
• Generous paid time off and paid sick time for full-time team members.
• Medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members.
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability protection for full-time team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed