Registered Dietitian - Full Time

Schedule

Full Time

Compensation

$24.00 – $38.00 per hour, based on experience

Benefits

• Extensive and thorough Registered Dietitian orientation program
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, 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

About the role

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world‑class inpatient post‑ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. Registered Dietitians play a central role in delivering compassionate, excellent care throughout the patient’s recovery journey.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nutritional care, including development, implementation, and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapies.
• Collaborate with medical staff, patients, families, and the food service department to ensure nutrition care plans are implemented and departmental standards are maintained.
• Perform nutritional assessments and re‑assessments, identify goals, recommend nutrition interventions, and monitor patient progress.
• Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens.
• Work closely with the Speech Therapy Department to assist with progression of textured modified diets, ensuring patient safety and optimizing oral intake.
• Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet, and oral supplement orders align with the facility’s nutrition support formulary and diet manual.
• Consider religious, cultural, and ethnic factors when developing nutrition care plans.
• Review and approve the therapeutic diet manual annually; educate clinical and food service staff on its location and maintain a hard copy for downtime.
• Stay current with nutritional practices, theories, and professional registration requirements (e.g., professional portfolio, continuing education).
• Demonstrate interest in continuing education, academics, or specialized certification to enhance professional skills.
• Evaluate potential food/drug and herb/supplement interactions.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings to communicate progress and special needs.
• Participate in developing, planning, and standardizing menus.
• Perform meal rounds to ensure patients’ meal trays match prescribed diets and meet quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance standards.

Qualifications

• Current state licensure/certification, if required by state.
• Current registration with the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
• At least one (1) year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities, or equivalent experience.