Registered Dietitian - Per Diem; PRN

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Location: 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052

Schedule: Per Diem (PRN), 8AM - 4PM (Includes Weekday & Weekend Shifts)

Compensation: $42.00/Hour

Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care 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:
  Orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Invest in Your Future:
  Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan (Part-Time or Per Diem, eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year).
• Opportunity for Advancement:
  Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities.
• Your Impact Matters:
  Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care.
• 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 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 (i.e., 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.