Registered Dietitian-PRN

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Job Description

Summary Job Description: Registered Dietitian – PRN PRN, First Shift The Registered Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition education to patients across the care continuum. This role performs nutrition assessments, develops therapeutic diet plans, and collaborates with the healthcare team to support optimal patient outcomes while ensuring compliance with regulatory and clinical standards.

Responsibilities

Perform nutrition assessments and develop individualized nutrition care plans Implement the Nutrition Care Process to provide medical nutrition therapy Monitor patient response to therapeutic diets and modify care plans as needed Provide nutrition counseling and education to patients, families, and caregivers Collaborate with physicians, nursing, pharmacy, and other healthcare teams to coordinate patient care Document nutrition care activities accurately in the medical record Participate in quality improvement initiatives and regulatory compliance activities Assist with training and orientation of dietetic interns or staff as needed Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field from an ACEND-accredited program No experience required (one year experience preferred) Registered Dietitian credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) or registry eligible Must obtain CDR registration within 6 months of hire if not already credentialed Licensed Dietitian in the state of Kentucky (must obtain within 3 months of hire or within 3 months after receiving credentials) Benefits: Preventive Plan Retirement Plans Flimp Decisions - Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs.

The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out-of-pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features.

Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves.

The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.

Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana.

Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law.

Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056. Job Applicant Privacy Policy Statement - Job Applicant Privacy Policy

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition education across the care continuum by performing nutrition assessments and developing individualized therapeutic diet plans. This role involves monitoring patient response, counseling patients/families, and collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure optimal outcomes and compliance.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or a related field from an ACEND-accredited program is required, though no experience is necessary (one year preferred). Candidates must hold or be eligible for the Registered Dietitian credential through the CDR and must obtain Kentucky licensure within specified timeframes.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Healthcare Team CollaborationPatient Care CoordinationMedical Record Documentation

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 24% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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San Antonio, Texas
1,001-5,000 employees

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