Location: Paducah,KY, USA
Job Description:
Registered Dietitian I - Eligible -$10K Sign On Bonus available for eligible new hire.
Full Time - Day Shift
Job Description:
Registered Dietitian I is responsible for providing medical nutrition therapy to patients, employees, and the community in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of Baptist Health. This position ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources.
Job Duties:
* Establishes and implements a standardized Nutrition Care Process to identify and treat those patients requiring Medical Nutrition Therapy.
* Develops and provides nutrition education/counseling to patients, patient family, and patient caretakers
* Collaborates with other hospital services to plan and implement patient care as necessary in meeting nutritional needs of patients (e.g., medical staff, nursing, pharmacy, social work services, etc.)
* Collaborates with System Clinical Nutrition team to approve nutrition care manual, patient menus, and nutritional supplements and enteral nutrition products.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree from a recognized accredited University or College approved by the Accreditation Council for Education and Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) or the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
* Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) or registry eligible (must obtain within 6 months of hire)
* Licensed Dietitian in the state of Kentucky (must obtain within 3 months of hire or within 3 months of obtaining credentials)
Preferred Requirements:
* Prefer a minimum of one year experience as a Registered Dietitian
Benefits:
* Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
* Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
* Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
* Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
* Employee Assistance Program
* Retirement plans with company match
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.