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As a dietitian at Encompass Health, you'll play a crucial role in promoting health and wellness through personalized nutrition plans. Your responsibilities will include assessing patients' nutritional needs, developing and implementing dietary plans, and providing education on healthy eating habits. In this role, you will instruct patients on post-discharge diets and monitor their nutritional status. If you're passionate about making a positive impact on individuals' lives through nutrition and are seeking a rewarding career that aligns with your values, consider joining us on our mission to enhance the well-being of the patients we serve in your community.
Job Responsibility:
Assess patients' nutritional needs
Develop and implement dietary plans
Provide education on healthy eating habits
Instruct patients on post-discharge diets
Monitor nutritional status
Communicate with and counsel patients per physician orders and diet instruction
Communicate with physicians and other involved disciplines in patient care
Evaluate referral orders to determine adequacy of nutrition intake methods
Document pertinent information in the patient's medical record according to established standards
Implement nutritional care plans, adapt menus, and assist patients with special dietary needs
Conduct calorie counts and make appropriate recommendations
Review, revise, and sign off menus for nutritional adequacy
Requirements:
Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association
State licensure required
Membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics preferred
Bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited institution with a major in Food & Nutrition
One year of Clinical Dietetics experience preferred
Nice to have:
Membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
One year of Clinical Dietetics experience
What we offer:
Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for both full-time and part-time employees and their families
Generous paid time off that accrues over time
Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and continuous education
Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
A vibrant community of individuals passionate about the work they do