Clinical Dietitian

Clinical Dietitian (Part-Time)

Location:

Indianapolis, IN;

Schedule:

Part-time (40 hours per week). Join our community rehabilitation hospital and make a difference.

At Community Rehabilitation Hospital North, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you’ll support patients and community members receiving care in our facilities, shaping a healthier future.

• Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401(k) benefits for full‑time employees
• Competitive paid time off
• Employee assistance program—mental, physical, financial wellness assistance
• Tuition reimbursement/assistance for qualified applicants
• And much more…

Community Rehabilitation Hospital North is a 60‑bed hospital located in Indianapolis, IN and is part of Lifepoint Health—a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast.

The Clinical Dietitian plans and delivers nutritional care to patients according to physicians’ diagnoses, performs as a member of the multidisciplinary care team, and screens newly admitted patients to identify those at nutritional risk.

• Bachelor’s degree in coursework approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) or a post‑Bachelor’s Certificate in Dietetics
• State licensure/certification required if required by state
• Registered Dietitian required
• Previous experience in an acute care setting preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Assess patients’ nutritional status according to established standards and perform nutritional screening within required time frames
• Obtain information from the medical record to determine patients’ nutritional status and develop nutritional care plans for patients in the rehabilitation setting
• Ensure patients’ cultural, religious, and ethnic food preferences are honored, when possible, unless contraindicated
• Store food and nutrition products under proper conditions of sanitation, temperature, light, moisture, ventilation, and security
• Evaluate the results of nutritional intervention to determine the need to revise the nutritional care plan
• Improve patients’ nutritional status by consulting with physicians on appropriate nutritional interventions
• Assist in developing and implementing patient nutrition care programs and ensure consistency of programs; assist in developing and implementing patient nutritional menus
• Interact professionally with patient/family and provide nutritional teaching and counseling to facilitate dietary changes
• Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes safety and reduces medical/healthcare errors
• Provide food‑drug interrelationship information to physicians
• Assist in orienting and servicing new employees to the department
• Maintain good working relationships within and across departments
• Document according to current standards and policies; record problems, goals, etc. on the Interdisciplinary Care Plan on admission, updating as appropriate
• Conduct in‑service training for hospital staff and the community
• Treat patients and families with respect and dignity
• Demonstrate flexibility, organization and ability to function under stressful situations

Community Rehabilitation Hospital North is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans’ status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.