Registered Dietitian

Encompass Health • Edgewood, KY

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About The Position

The Registered Dietitian promotes health and wellness by assessing patients’ nutritional needs, developing and implementing dietary plans, and educating patients about healthy eating. The role includes instructing patients on post-discharge diets and monitoring their nutritional status. The dietitian works with patients and the care team to provide nutrition care in an inpatient rehabilitation setting.

Requirements

• Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association.
• State licensure required.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited institution with a major in Food & Nutrition.

Nice To Haves

• Membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• One year of clinical dietetics experience.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with and counsel patients according to physician orders and diet instructions.
• Communicate with physicians and other disciplines involved in patient care.
• Evaluate referral orders to determine whether nutrition intake methods are adequate.
• Document pertinent information in patients’ medical records according to established standards.
• Implement nutritional care plans, adapt menus, and assist patients with special dietary needs.
• Conduct calorie counts and make appropriate recommendations.
• Review, revise, and sign off on menus for nutritional adequacy.
• Assess patients’ nutritional needs, develop and implement dietary plans, and provide education on healthy eating habits.
• Instruct patients on post-discharge diets and monitor their nutritional status.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Paid time off that accrues over time.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuous education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time