Registered Dietitian

Schedule:

Full Time, Monday–Friday

Compensation: $28 - $45 per hour (based on experience)

Position:
Registered Dietitian

Location:

Chicago, IL

Rush Specialty Hospital, a partnership between Select Medical and RUSH, is a 100‑bed facility that combines a critical illness recovery hospital and an acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Our team is committed to providing world‑class inpatient post‑ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery, as well as exceptional rehabilitation services 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.

• Start Strong:
  Extensive and thorough Registered Dietitian orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Your Health Matters:
  Comprehensive medical, Rx, vision, and dental plan offerings for full‑time team members.
• Recharge & Refresh:
  Generous PTO for full‑time team members to maintain a healthy work‑life balance.
• Invest in Your Future:
  Company‑matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection.
• Your Impact Matters:
  Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
• Ease the Burden:
  Company‑Paid Parking.
• Provide quality nutritional care to patients such as the development, implementation and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapies.
• Work collaboratively 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, 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 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 hard copy of simplified diet manual for downtime.
• Keep current with nutritional practices and theories. Maintain current professional registration requirements (Professional Portfolio, self‑development and continuing education). Demonstrate 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.

• Bachelor’s 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.