Registered Dietitian

About the role

Regency Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital dedicated to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients. The Registered Dietitian plays a central role in providing compassionate, excellent care.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor Medical Nutrition Therapies
• Work collaboratively with the medical staff, patients, families, and food service department to ensure nutrition care plans are implemented and departmental standards are maintained
• Perform nutritional assessments and re-assessments, identifying goals, recommending nutrition interventions, monitoring and evaluating patient progress
• Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens
• Work closely with the Speech Therapy Department to assist with the progression of textured modified diets to ensure patient safety and optimize oral intake
• Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet, and oral supplement orders are consistent with the facility's established nutrition support formulary and diet manual
• Consider religious, cultural, and ethnic factors in the development of nutrition care plans
• Review yearly updates and approve therapeutic diet manuals annually
• Educate clinical and food service staff on the location of the Nutrition Care Manual
• Maintain a hard copy of a simplified diet manual for downtime
• Maintain current with nutritional practices and theories
• Maintain current professional registration requirements (e.g., Professional Portfolio, self-development, and continuing education)
• Evaluate potential food/drug interactions, and/or herb/supplement interactions
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and communicate progress and special needs
• Participate in developing, planning, and standardizing menus
• Perform meal rounds to ensure patients' meal trays are consistent with the prescribed diet and meet standards as to quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with major studies in Food and Nutrition-related fields
• Current state licensure/certification, if required by state
• Current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration
• One (1) year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities or equivalent