Registered Dietitian - Per Diem

Select Medical • Orlando, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU care to chronic, critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery. The Registered Dietitian provides compassionate, high-quality nutritional care and helps ensure patients’ nutrition plans are implemented in coordination with medical staff, patients, families, and the food service department. This is a per-diem position in Orlando, Florida, paying $40 per hour.

The role includes assessing patients’ nutritional needs, developing and monitoring nutrition interventions and support regimens, and collaborating with other departments to support patient safety and optimize oral intake. The dietitian also contributes to diet and menu standards, staff education, meal quality checks, and ongoing professional development. The employer offers an extensive orientation program and notes that the position may provide a path to future full-time opportunities. Per-diem employees may be eligible for 401(k) after reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or a subsequent calendar year.

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

• Develop, implement, and monitor Medical Nutrition Therapies and provide quality nutritional care to patients.
• 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 the Speech Therapy Department on progression of texture-modified diets to promote patient safety and optimize oral intake.
• Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet, and oral supplement orders follow the facility’s nutrition support formulary and diet manual.
• Consider religious, cultural, and ethnic factors when developing nutrition care plans.
• Review and approve annual updates to the therapeutic diet manual.
• Educate clinical and food service staff on the location of 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 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 verify that patient meal trays match prescribed diets and meet quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance standards.

Benefits

• Extensive orientation program.
• Potential opportunity for advancement to a full-time position.
• 401(k) eligibility for part-time/per-diem employees after reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or a subsequent calendar year.
• Benefits supporting employees’ financial, work/life, and emotional well-being, and that of their family members.

What This Job Offers

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