Registered Dietitian - Per Diem

Position

Registered Dietitian

Kansas City, KS

• Per Diem –  (Flexible hours) Tuesday or Wednesday;
  Saturday or Sunday.
• Required
  
  Hours:
  
  24 hours over a 6‑week period

$38.00 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical‑illness recovery hospital that provides world‑class inpatient post‑ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who need 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 delivering compassionate, excellent care every step of the way.

• Extensive and thorough Registered Dietitian orientation program.
• Opportunity for advancement and potential full‑time opportunities.
• Your impact matters as part of a team of over 44,000 nationwide.
• Provide quality nutritional care, including development, implementation, and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapies.
• Work collaboratively with medical staff, patients, families, and food service department to implement nutrition care plans and maintain departmental standards.
• Perform nutritional assessments, re‑assessments, recommend interventions, and monitor patient progress.
• Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens.
• Collaborate with Speech Therapy Department to progress textured modified diets for patient safety and oral intake optimization.
• Clarify admission orders to align with the facility’s nutrition support formulary and diet manual.
• Consider religious, cultural, and ethnic factors in nutrition care plans.
• Review and approve the therapeutic diet manual annually; educate staff on manual location and maintain hard copies.
• Maintain current professional registration and pursue continuing education and specialized certification.
• Evaluate potential food/drug or herb/supplement interactions.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and communicate progress and special needs.
• Participate in menu development, planning, and standardization.
• Perform meal rounds to ensure trays meet prescribed diet and quality standards.

• Bachelor’s degree majoring in Food and Nutrition or a related field.
• Current state licensure/certification, if required by state.
• Current registration with the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
• One (1) year of clinical experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider