Registered Dietitian / PRN

Select Specialty Hospital - Savannah • Savannah, GA

26d • Onsite

About The Position

Select Specialty Hospital - Savannah is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery. The Registered Dietitian provides compassionate nutritional care and supports patients throughout their recovery. This is a per diem position located in Savannah, Georgia, paying $30.00 per hour. The hospital offers an extensive orientation program and notes that the role could lead to potential full-time opportunities. Part-time and per diem employees may qualify for 401(k) participation after reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or a subsequent calendar year, and have access to the employee assistance program.

The dietitian works collaboratively with medical staff, patients, families, the food service department, and Speech Therapy to develop and implement patient nutrition care plans, support safe and appropriate diets, and maintain departmental standards. Responsibilities include assessments and monitoring, nutrition support management, staff education, menu planning, meal rounds, interdisciplinary communication, and maintaining professional registration and continuing education.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with major studies in a food- and nutrition-related field.
• 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

• Provide quality nutritional care, including development, implementation, and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapies.
• 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 support patient safety and optimize oral intake.
• Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet, and oral supplement orders conform to 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’s location and maintain a simplified hard-copy 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 confirm trays match prescribed diets and meet standards for quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time