Registered Dietitian
About the role
We are growing! Come tour our new facility! At AMG we offer our employees much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer unique career opportunities for people who are called to make a healing difference in the lives of others and desire to be part of a team that makes a difference each day for our patients. We invite you to join our team and share your gifts and talents. AMG Physical Rehabilitation Hospital – Lafayette is part of the AMG Integrated Healthcare Management Hospital System – a Top-5 Post-Acute Care Hospital System. Our mission is an unyielding commitment to Patients, People, and the Pursuit of Healing. We believe our employees are the asset and heart of our organization. Our brand new state of the art hospital is located in the heart of Lafayette off Kaliste Saloom Road, just minutes away from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.
Responsibilities
- Advise and counsel inpatients on food and nutrition.
- Assess dietary needs and plan therapeutic diets for inpatients based on patient’s current health concerns.
- Analyze effects of interventions.
- Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and therapists to improve patient outcomes.
- Oversee and implement preparation and service of meals for patients.
- Oversee dietary staff performance and ensure the dietary department complies with company guidelines, state, federal, and other governing bodies’ laws and regulations.
- Assure patients are consistently served diets as ordered, following guidelines for meal times and meal temperatures.
Requirements
- Current Dietitian licensure required in state of practice.
- Continuing Education of minimum hours every year to sustain credentials.
- Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
- Additional languages are desirable.
- Basic computer knowledge.