Registered Dietitian / Part Time

Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis East • Memphis, TN

10d • $23 - $40 • Onsite

About The Position

Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis East is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services to chronically and critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. The Registered Dietitian provides compassionate nutritional care to patients at the hospital inside Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. This is a part-time position scheduled for 20 hours per week, with compensation of $23.00 to $40.00 per hour.

The Registered Dietitian develops, implements, and monitors medical nutrition therapies and works collaboratively with medical staff, patients, families, the Speech Therapy Department, and food service staff. The role includes assessing patients’ nutrition needs, developing and monitoring nutrition support regimens, supporting safe progression of modified-texture diets, and ensuring that nutrition orders and meal services meet facility standards. The dietitian also maintains professional knowledge and registration, participates in interdisciplinary meetings and menu planning, and supports staff education regarding nutrition resources.

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.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in continuing education, academics, or specialized certification to further enhance professional skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nutritional care, including developing, implementing, and monitoring Medical Nutrition Therapies.
• Collaborate with medical staff, patients, families, and the food service department to implement patients’ 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 the Speech Therapy Department on progression of modified-texture diets to support patient safety and optimize oral intake.
• Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet, and oral supplement orders are consistent 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 about the Nutrition Care Manual; and maintain a hard copy of the simplified diet manual for downtime.
• Keep current with nutritional practices and theories and maintain professional registration requirements, including a Professional Portfolio, self-development, and continuing education.
• 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 patient meal trays match prescribed diets and meet quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance standards.

Benefits

• Extensive and thorough Registered Dietitian orientation program.
• Medical and prescription, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members.
• Generous paid time off for full-time team members.
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability protection.

What This Job Offers

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