Home Health/Hospice Registered Dietician

Home Health/HOSPICE REGISTERED DIETITIAN

Serving Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties

Work-life balance is yours in this role! As a Registered Dietitian for Interim HealthCare, you can decide how much you work and how your days are structured. Simply set the schedule that works for you. No need to choose between your family and your career—you can have both, minus the guilt.

Pioneers in the home care industry, Interim HealthCare® is looking for a Registered Dietiitian with a passion to provide exceptional patient care while enjoying the flexibility and autonomy that comes with it. If that describes you ... you are made for this!

Our Home Health/Hospice Dietitian enjoy some notable benefits:

• Competitive pay $40.00 to $48.00 DOE
• Mileage
• 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
• Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
  
  
  

As a Home Health/Hospice Dietitian, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:

• Provides dietary/nutritional counseling to patients/families in accordance with physician’s orders and the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) plan of care with a focus on a hospice and palliative care approach.
• Dietary counseling may include but is not limited to:
• Assessing the nutritional needs of the patient including their nutritional status and dietary history.
• Determining the need for nutritional interventions and recommending the type of intervention in consideration of the patient’s advanced disease status.
• Developing a nutritional plan of care in collaboration with the IDG.
• Initiating the nutritional plan and instructing other employees and/or family/caregivers in their roles and responsibilities related to nutritional intervention in the home.
• Provide instruction to the patient/family and IDG members regarding special diets when such have been prescribed.
• Respond to family concerns about the patient’s nutritional status as it relates to physiological changes associated with the dying process.
• Assessing the effectiveness and appropriateness of nutrition and food therapies.
• Communicates with the IDG regarding the patient’s condition/status and progress toward nutrition goals.
• Provides instruction/education to hospice employees regarding nutritional principles of palliative care as requested.
• Participates in IDG meetings as requested.
• Participates in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) activities as requested.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation of patient/family services provided.
• Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
• Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
• May have access to personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.
  
  
  

A few must-haves for our Registered Dietitian:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a major in foods, nutrition, or dietetics.
• Previous work experience in actively teaching patients/families regarding nutrition as it relates to chronic disease and/or terminal illness.
• 1 year of Hospice or palliative care experience.
• Able to provide proof of valid driver’s license and care insurance.
• Ability to pass a drug screening and background check.
  
  
  

Why Work for Interim HealthCare?

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of medical professionals. Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to nurses is expressed through our passion to put patients first; a culture that values and appreciates nurses; and our ongoing efforts to advocate for nurses in ways that elevate their profession and reward their sacrificial work. Join a nationwide network of nurses who have rediscovered the passion that led them to nursing.

Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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