Dietitian

Rapides Regional Medical Center

Shift: Full-Time, Mixed Shift with rotating weekends

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Dietitian you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Rapides Regional Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

Rapides Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

The Dietitian is responsible for screening patients according to hospital policy. She/He develops and implements nutrition care plans and provides nutrition counseling to individual patients/clients and participants in group nutrition classes. The Dietitian demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the following age groups: neonate/infant, children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.or the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!

• Immediately contacts physician with any questions or irregularities regarding diet order; shows no hesitancy in making initial contact
• Assess appropriateness of current nutritional care; initiates changes if necessary
• Regularly monitors nutritional problems and follows through appropriately.
• Integrates nutrition care with other professionals; communicates and documents effectively, i.e., records, reports, etc
• Develops, implements, and evaluates individual care plans based on client needs, knowledge, and resources
• Regularly attends and participates in discharge planning on assigned duties.
• Assess appropriateness of current nutritional care; initiates changes if necessary
• Ensures accuracy in nutrition supplement orders and administration; follows up to correct problems
• Demonstrates a consistent level of performance, continually strives to make the best use of time, assists all supportive personnel, reports any incomplete assignments to ensure continuity of patient food service and any related activities
• Provides patient and/or family education that promotes healthy behavior, supports recovery and enables the patients to be involved in decisions about their own care.
• Able to identify potential or actual victims of abuse and understands proper reporting mechanism.
• Able to modify job duties and communicate with customers in an age appropriate manner.
• Appropriately assesses the patient’s pain and involves the patient in effective management of the pain using age appropriate interventions.
• Computer skills necessary to learn MediTech system for documentation
• Skills necessary to communicate with patients, family, medical staff and peers
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and the public
• Markets programs and self effectively to professionals and consumers.

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What qualifications you will need:

• Commission Dietetic Registration
• Licensed Dietician must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Bachelors Degree

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a 350 bed hospital and ER in Alexandria, Louisiana. We offer services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care. Our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties. At Rapides Regional we believe that well-defined values are the key to nurturing staff and patient satisfaction. By joining our team you contribute to the positive culture of the hospital. This culture impacts the well-being of patients and their families. It also impacts your colleagues, and your own personal job satisfaction. Learn what our commitment to patient satisfaction, service excellence and professional expertise can do for your career.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Dietitian opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.