Registered Dietitian / Full-Time

Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis East • Memphis, TN

6d • $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 need extended healing and recovery. The Registered Dietitian provides compassionate nutritional care to patients, including developing, implementing, and monitoring Medical Nutrition Therapies. The role collaborates with medical staff, patients, families, food service, and Speech Therapy to implement nutrition plans, support safe and appropriate diets, and maintain departmental standards. Compensation is $23.00 to $40.00 per hour.

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.

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 patient nutrition care plans and maintain departmental standards.
• Conduct 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 Speech Therapy to progress texture-modified diets safely and optimize oral intake.
• Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet, and oral supplement orders align with the facility’s established 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 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 verify that patient meal trays match prescribed diets and meet standards for quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical/RX, 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.
• Extensive Registered Dietitian orientation program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed