Registered Dietitian - Full Time

Select Medical • Fort Wayne, IN

8h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Dietitian provides nutrition services to patients at Select Medical Rehabilitation Hospital at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The inpatient rehabilitation hospital cares for people facing medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges related to brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

The role includes assessing patients’ nutritional needs, developing and implementing nutrition care plans, providing education and counseling, and coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams. The position is full-time, with compensation of $25.00–$40.00 per hour based on years of experience and a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

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.
• Complete post-offer employment testing before the first day of work.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutrition services, including screening, initial assessments, reassessments, nutrition counseling and education, therapeutic diet calculations, and calorie counts.
• Develop appropriate nutritional care plans.
• Consider religious, cultural, and ethical factors when conducting nutrition assessments and creating plans of care.
• Evaluate potential food/drug and herb/supplement interactions.
• Provide nutrition education and counseling as appropriate.
• Communicate and implement nutrition care plans with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Attend interdisciplinary care meetings when assigned to help develop patient care plans.
• Participate in medical rounds, such as wound or dysphagia rounds, when available at the facility.
• Develop and implement educational programs for patients and staff.
• Work with patients to identify nutrition education plans and set achievable goals.
• Keep current with nutritional practices and theories.
• Maintain current ADA requirements, including a professional portfolio, self-development, and continuing education classes.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus.
• Extensive orientation program.
• Generous paid time off and paid sick time for full-time team members.
• Medical and prescription coverage.
• Health, vision, and dental plan offerings.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability protection for full-time team members.

What This Job Offers

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