Registered Dietitian - Full-Time, 8AM-4PM

Select Physical Therapy • $74K — $104K *
West Orange, NJ 07052In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Current state licensure/certification required by state
  • Registration with the Commission on Dietetics Registration
  • At least one year of clinical experience in a facility setting
  • Strong understanding of medical nutrition therapies
  • Familiarity with therapeutic diet development

Responsibilities

  • Provide quality nutritional care, including the implementation of Medical Nutrition Therapies
  • Collaborate with medical staff and families to implement nutrition care plans
  • Conduct nutritional assessments and develop intervention strategies
  • Create and monitor enteral and parenteral nutrition regimens
  • Work with Speech Therapy to progress modified diets for patient safety
  • Clarify nutrition support orders to align with facility guidelines
  • Incorporate cultural and religious considerations in nutrition care plans
  • Update and approve the therapeutic diet manual and educate staff on its use

Benefits

  • Full-time schedule with weekday and weekend shifts
  • Opportunity for professional development and continuing education
  • Participation in interdisciplinary team meetings
  • Engagement in menu planning and development initiatives
  • Emphasis on maintaining high standards for patient nutritional care
Full Job Description
Overview

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Position: Registered DietitianLocation: 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ  07052Schedule: Full-Time, 8AM-4PM (Includes Weekday & Weekend Shifts)

 

Compensation: $36.00/Hour - $50.00/Hour (Based on Experience)

 

Responsibilities
  • Provide quality nutritional care to patients, such as the development, implementation, and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapies.
  • work collaboratively with the medical staff, patients, families, and food service department to ensure the patients’ nutrition care plans are implemented and departmental standards are maintained.
  • Perform nutritional assessments and re-assessments, identifying goals, recommending nutrition interventions, monitoring, and evaluating 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 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 the development of nutrition care plans.
  • Review yearly updates and approve the therapeutic diet manual annually. Educates clinical and food service staff on the location of the Nutrition Care Manual. Maintains a hard copy of the simplified diet manual for downtime.
  • Keeps current with nutritional practices and theories. Maintains current professional registration requirements (i.e., Professional Portfolio, self-development, and continuing education). Demonstrates interest in continuing education, academics, or specialized certification to further enhance professional skills.
  • Evaluate potential food/drug interactions, and/or 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

Minimum Requirements

  • 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

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