Registered Dietitian PRN
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Job Location:
Hummelstown, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital
A artnership with Select Medical
Position: Registered Dietitian
Location: Hummelstown PA
Schedule:Per Diem
Compensation: $40.00 per hour
Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical physical emotional and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries spinal cord injuries neurological disorders orthopedic issues amputation and multiple traumas.
Why Join Us:
- Start Strong:Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
- Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities
- Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year. We also offer our employee assistance program to part time employees.
- Your Impact Matters:Join a team of over 44000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Responsibilities
- Provides quality nutrition services including but not limited to screening initial assessment re-assessments nutrition counseling and education therapeutic diet calculations and calorie counts. Develops an appropriate nutritional care plan.
- Considers religious cultural and ethical factors when completing nutrition assessments and creating plan of care.
- Evaluates potential food/drug interactions and/or herb/supplement interactions. Provides nutrition education/counseling as appropriate.
- Communicates and implements the nutritional plan of care with the interdisciplinary care team.
- Attend Interdisciplinary Care meetings when assigned for the development of patient care plans. Participates with the interdisciplinary team in various medical rounds (as available at the facility) i.e. wound rounds or dysphagia rounds.
- Develops and implements educational programs for patients and staff. Works with the patient to identify a nutrition education plan and sets achievable goals.
- Keeps current with nutritional practices and theories. Maintains current ADA requirements (i.e. Professional Portfolio self-development and continuing education classes.)
- Oversees Food and Nutrition departmental office systems including diet cards place cards ordering nutritional supplements etc. Utilizes the electronic patient information system as needed.
- Acts as Food Service manager during scheduled weekends holidays or covering vacation shifts. Supervises staff along with Dietary Manager to achieve hospital and departmental mission and goals.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with major studies in Food and Nutrition related field.
- 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.
*Post offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process and are to be completed before an employees first day of work.*
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- EMR Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Food Service
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Computer Skills
- MDS
- Dietary Department Experience
- Dialysis Experience
- Food Production Experience
- Tube Feeding
About Company
Select Medical is one of the largest providers of critical illness recovery hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation centers, and occupational health clinics in the United States. Guided by our mission to provide an exceptional patient care experience t ... View more
