Registered Dietitian - Per Diem

Select Specialty Hospital - Gainesville • Gainesville, FL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services to chronically and critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery. The Registered Dietitian provides compassionate nutritional care, including developing, implementing, and monitoring Medical Nutrition Therapy and coordinating nutrition plans with medical staff, patients, families, and food service staff. The role also supports safe diet progression, nutrition support, patient meal quality, and ongoing education and standards within the department.

This is a per diem/PRN position in Gainesville, Florida, paying $42.00 per hour. The hospital offers an extensive orientation program and the possibility of future full-time opportunities. Part-time and per-diem employees may qualify for 401(k) eligibility 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 Dietetic 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 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 align 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 on 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.
• Perform meal rounds to ensure trays match prescribed diets and meet standards for quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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