Registered Dietitian PRN

Select Specialty Hospital - St. Louis North • Florissant, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Dietitian provides nutritional care to patients at Select Specialty Hospital, a critical illness recovery hospital serving chronic, critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery. The position includes developing, implementing, and monitoring Medical Nutrition Therapies and coordinating with medical staff, patients, families, food service, and Speech Therapy to support safe, appropriate nutrition care. This is a PRN/as-needed position at Select Specialty Hospital - St. Louis North, located inside Christian Northeast Hospital.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor Medical Nutrition Therapies and provide quality nutritional care.
• Collaborate with medical staff, patients, families, and the food service department to implement nutrition care plans and maintain departmental standards.
• Perform nutritional assessments and reassessments; identify goals, recommend interventions, and monitor and evaluate patient progress.
• Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens.
• Work with Speech Therapy to progress texture-modified diets safely and optimize oral intake.
• Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet, and oral supplement orders comply with the facility’s nutrition support formulary and diet manual.
• Consider religious, cultural, and ethnic factors when developing nutrition care plans.
• Review yearly updates and approve the therapeutic diet manual annually; educate clinical and food service staff on the Nutrition Care Manual and maintain a simplified hard-copy diet manual for downtime.
• Keep current with nutrition practices and theories and maintain professional registration requirements through professional portfolio activities, self-development, and continuing education.
• Pursue continuing education, academic activities, or specialized certification to enhance professional skills.
• Evaluate potential food/drug and herb/supplement interactions.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and communicate patient progress and special needs.
• Participate in developing, planning, and standardizing menus.
• Conduct meal rounds to ensure trays match prescribed diets and meet standards for quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance.

Benefits

• Full-time team members may have comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings.
• Full-time team members receive PTO.
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability protection.
• Extensive Registered Dietitian orientation program.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed