Registered Dietitian

Position Overview

Select Specialty Hospital - Savannah 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.

Why Join Us

• Extensive and thorough orientation program
• Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
• Generous PTO for maintaining a healthy work-life balance
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability protection
• Commitment to providing exceptional care

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor Medical Nutrition Therapies
• Work collaboratively with the medical staff, patients, families, and food service department
• Perform nutritional assessments and re-assessments
• Identify goals, recommend nutrition interventions, and monitor and evaluate 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
• Clarify admission orders to ensure consistency 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 and approve yearly updates to the therapeutic diet manual
• Educate clinical and food service staff on the location of the Nutrition Care Manual
• Maintain a hard copy of the simplified diet manual for downtime
• Maintain current with nutritional practices and theories
• Maintain current professional registration requirements
• Demonstrate interest in continuing education, academics, or specialized certification
• Evaluate potential food/drug and 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

Qualifications

• 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