Registered Dietitian - Full-time

Select Medical • Bowling Green, KY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Southern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital, a partnership between Select Medical and Vibra Healthcare, is seeking a full-time Registered Dietitian for its Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in Bowling Green, KY. This hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional and compassionate care for individuals with a wide range of injuries and disorders, including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputations, and multiple traumas. The company emphasizes career growth and personal well-being for its employees.

Requirements

• 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.

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.)

Benefits

• Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time
• Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP), and dental plan offerings
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability protection

What This Job Offers

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