Registered Dietitian $62,000 - $87,000 annually based on experience + $10,000 Sign-On Bonus

Come join our team with a competitive salary of $62K-$87K based on years of experience and also receive a $10K sign on bonus! New Grads with hospital experience welcome!

Kindred Hospital Louisville at Jewish Hospital is a 30-bed long-term acute care hospital, with all private rooms, set within Jewish Hospital. We offer the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care 7 days a week so you can start your journey to wellness anytime. For added convenience, we are located in the heart of the Jewish Hospital campus in downtown Louisville, and easily accessible from main roads and highways.

The Registered Dietitian is responsible for the planning and implementation of the nutrition care of the patients in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards and regulations, clinical guidelines, and policies and procedures.  The dietitian, in collaboration with the Culinary Services Manager, ensures high quality nutrition care is provided to the patients through oral, enteral, and parenteral nutrition therapy.

Essential Functions  

Leadership:

• Completes annual competency testing and maintains professional growth and development portfolio to maintain registration and licensure/certification.
• Performs job based on applicable federal, state, and local regulations, company policies and procedures, and evidenced based clinical guidelines.
• Performs clinical duties within the defined scope of practice.
• Serves on various committees as required by company standards, regulations, and/or appointment by immediate supervisor.
• Participates in developing and implementing policies and procedures related to nutrition care of the patient.

Direct Patient Care:

• Conducts initial and reassessments on all patients admitted to the hospital.
• Ensure proper completion of documentation (assessments, care plans, education, discharge planning).
• Prescribes nutrition therapy to meet estimated needs and monitors tolerance.
• Provides ongoing reassessment to ensure optimal nutrition therapy is provided.
• Participates with interdisciplinary team meetings to develop, implement, and monitor the nutrition care plan.
• Interviews patients, family members, legal representatives, and/or significant others to obtain diet history, food preferences, and other pertinent information needed to develop and/or update plan of care.
• Advocates for patient to protect and promote patients’ rights, and accommodate individual needs and cultural/religious preferences.
• Involves the patient/family in planning objectives and goals for the patient.
• Conducts nutrition education individually and in classes to patients, families, staff, and community as appropriate.
• Conducts meal rounds to ensure patients are receiving therapy that meets patients’ need.
• Coordinates with culinary department to resolve patients’ concerns or dissatisfactions with diet or meal service.

 Menu Management (if Culinary Services manager is not a Registered Dietitian, then RD provides the following oversight):