Registered Dietitian, Inpatient, UofL Health Job at UofL Health

UofL Health Louisville, KY 40202

Overview:

We are hiring an Inpatient Registered Dietitian at Jewish Hospital with a 10K sign on bonus

Shift Options: Full Time


About Us

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with seven hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehabilitation Institute and the Brown Cancer Center.


With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.


Our Mission

As an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.


Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive Pay & Benefits Options
  • Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays
  • Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner
  • 401K with Employer Match
Responsibilities:
UofL Health is seeking a dynamic Registered Dietitian to provide exceptional patient care in the inpatient setting. The Nutrition Therapy team of dietitians provides services in the acute inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, behavioral health, and oncology arenas. The successful candidate will have:
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills to serve as a nutrition resource for patients, staff, and community
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to self-motivate, necessary in this high paced environment
  • Commitment to professionalism, integrity, nutrition as a healing therapy, and ethical practice

Responsible for providing direct comprehensive nutrition services using evidence-based clinical standards of care to assess complex patient nutritional needs.
Identifies patients at risk, and provides treatment and therapy by coordinating medical nutrition support and directing nutrition care.
Assists with developing operating standards as needed and tools for promotion of optimum nutrition intake to increase treatment tolerance and quality of life.
Integrates patient nutrition support and management goals by collaborating with the medical and interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Utilizes information systems to successfully coordinate patient care.
Teaches and counsels patients, families, and care givers as an element of the inclusive care and treatment provided.
Keeps abreast of the most recent nutrition-related research, policy, certifications, and standards of practice.
Trained to become competent at enteral tube placement and nasal bridling.
Trained to become competent at enteral tube placement and nasal bridling at select facilities.
Qualifications:
Education:
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Registered Dietitian
  • Licensed Dietitian in the state of Kentucky required within 30 days of employment
Certifications:
  • Specialty certification preferred
Experience:
  • Minimum one year’s experience as a Registered Dietitian in acute or ambulatory care required

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