About This Role
This dietitian role at Encompass Health focuses on promoting health and wellness through personalized nutrition plans for patients. The successful candidate will assess nutritional needs, develop and implement dietary plans, and educate patients on healthy eating habits, including post-discharge diets.
Responsibilities
- Communicate with and counsel patients per physician orders and diet instruction
- Communicate with physicians and other involved disciplines in patient care
- Evaluate referral orders to determine adequacy of nutrition intake methods
- Document pertinent information in the patient's medical record according to established standards
- Implement nutritional care plans, adapt menus, and assist patients with special dietary needs
- Conduct calorie counts and make appropriate recommendations
- Review, revise, and sign off menus for nutritional adequacy
Requirements
- Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association
- State licensure required
- Bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited institution with a major in Food & Nutrition
Nice to have:
- Membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- One year of Clinical Dietetics experience
Benefits
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for both full-time and part-time employees and their families
- Generous paid time off that accrues over time
- Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and continuous education
- Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- A vibrant community of individuals passionate about the work they do
About the Company
Encompass Health is a rapidly growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader with over 150 nationwide locations and a team of 36,000 individuals. The company has been named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and received the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award.
