Select Specialty Hospital
Registered Dietitian - Per Diem
Select Specialty Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45208
Position: Registered Dietitian – Per Diem (PRN)
Hospital: Critical Illness Recovery Hospital – Select Specialty Hospital Cincinnati (Downtown)
Location: Select Specialty Hospital – Cincinnati (Downtown, Inside The Christ Hospital, 3rd floor)
Pay: $36.50 per hour
About the Hospital: Select Specialty Hospital Cincinnati (Downtown) 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. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Registered Dietitians play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent care every step of the way.
Why Join Us
Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition.
Opportunity for advancement into potential full‑time positions.
Benefits supporting financial, work/life, and emotional well‑being – including 401(k) eligibility for part‑time employees after 1,000 hours in the first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.
Part‑time/Per‑Diem positions eligible for employee assistance program.
Be part of a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care.
Responsibilities & Duties
Develop, implement, and monitor Medical Nutrition Therapies for patients.
Collaborate with 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, 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 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 development of nutrition care plans.
Review yearly updates and approve therapeutic diet manual annually; educate clinical and food service staff on location of the Nutrition Care Manual.
Maintain up‑to‑date nutritional knowledge and professional registration requirements (e.g., professional portfolio, self‑development, continuing education).
Evaluate potential food/drug or herb/supplement interactions.
Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and communicate progress and special needs.
Participate in development, planning, and standardization of menus.
Perform meal rounds to ensure patients’ meal trays are consistent with the prescribed diet and meet quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance standards.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with major studies in Food and Nutrition related field.
Current state licensure/certification, if required by state.
Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
One (1) year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities or equivalent.
Seniority Level Entry Level
Employment Type Part‑time
Job Function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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Hospital: Critical Illness Recovery Hospital – Select Specialty Hospital Cincinnati (Downtown)
Location: Select Specialty Hospital – Cincinnati (Downtown, Inside The Christ Hospital, 3rd floor)
Pay: $36.50 per hour
About the Hospital: Select Specialty Hospital Cincinnati (Downtown) 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. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Registered Dietitians play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent care every step of the way.
Why Join Us
Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition.
Opportunity for advancement into potential full‑time positions.
Benefits supporting financial, work/life, and emotional well‑being – including 401(k) eligibility for part‑time employees after 1,000 hours in the first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.
Part‑time/Per‑Diem positions eligible for employee assistance program.
Be part of a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care.
Responsibilities & Duties
Develop, implement, and monitor Medical Nutrition Therapies for patients.
Collaborate with 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, 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 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 development of nutrition care plans.
Review yearly updates and approve therapeutic diet manual annually; educate clinical and food service staff on location of the Nutrition Care Manual.
Maintain up‑to‑date nutritional knowledge and professional registration requirements (e.g., professional portfolio, self‑development, continuing education).
Evaluate potential food/drug or herb/supplement interactions.
Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and communicate progress and special needs.
Participate in development, planning, and standardization of menus.
Perform meal rounds to ensure patients’ meal trays are consistent with the prescribed diet and meet quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance standards.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with major studies in Food and Nutrition related field.
Current state licensure/certification, if required by state.
Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
One (1) year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities or equivalent.
Seniority Level Entry Level
Employment Type Part‑time
Job Function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Select Specialty Hospital by 2x.
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