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Registered Dietitian - Per Diem
Company : Select Medical
Location : Evansville, IN, 47713
Job Type : Per Diem
Date Posted : 30 December 2025
Overview
Position: Registered Dietitian
Location: Evansville, IN
Schedule: Per-diem/PRNCompensation: $39.00/hr.
Increased Sign-on Bonus! Now offering $3,000
Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Registered Dietitians play a central role in providing compassionate,
excellent care every step of the way.
Why Join Us:
- Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Registered Dietitian orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
- Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities.
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
Responsibilities
- Provide quality nutritional care to patients such as the development, implementation and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapies.
- work collaboratively with the medical staff, patients, families and food service department to ensure the patients’ nutrition care plans are implemented and departmental standards are maintained.
- Perform nutritional assessments and re-assessments, identifying goals, recommending nutrition interventions, monitoring and evaluating patient progress.
- Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens.
- Work closely with the Speech Therapy Department to assist with the progression of textured modified diets to ensure patient safety and optimize oral intake.
- Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet and oral supplement orders are consistent with the facility’s established nutrition support formulary and diet manual.
- Consider religious, cultural and ethnic factors in development of nutrition care plans.
- Review yearly updates and approves therapeutic diet manual annually. Educates clinical and food service staff on location of the Nutrition Care Manual. Maintains hard copy of simplified diet manual for downtime.
- Keeps current with nutritional practices and theories. Maintains current professional registration requirements (i.e., Professional Portfolio, self-development and continuing education). Demonstrates interest in continuing education, academics or specialized certification to further enhance professional skills.
- Evaluate potential food/drug interactions, and/or herb/supplement interactions.
- Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and communicating progress and special needs.
- Participate in developing, planning and standardizing menus.
- Perform meal rounds to ensure patients' meal trays are consistent with the prescribed diet and meet standards as to quality, quantity, temperature and appearance.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with major studies in Food and Nutrition related field.
- Current state licensure/certification, if required by state.
- Current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
- One (1) year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities or equivalent.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Noblesville, IN
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Frequently asked questions
Per diem Registered Dietitians tailor medical nutrition therapies to the complex needs of critically ill patients, assessing and adjusting diets based on recovery progress. Their role is vital in Evansville’s specialty hospitals, ensuring each nutrition care plan supports extended healing and patient safety.
Key credentials include a bachelor's degree in nutrition or related fields, state licensure if applicable, and current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Experience in clinical settings strengthens readiness for per diem roles in Indiana’s healthcare facilities.
Per diem Registered Dietitians frequently perform nutritional assessments, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and manage enteral or parenteral nutrition plans. Their work involves flexibility to cover varying shifts while maintaining high standards of patient-specific nutritional care.
Evansville's demand for clinical dietitians is stable with moderate competition. Per diem roles offer flexible employment opportunities that allow dietitians to gain diverse experience while meeting the city's healthcare nutrition needs efficiently.
Select Medical provides an extensive orientation program for smooth integration and opportunities to transition into full-time roles. Their approach encourages skill development and values the impactful contributions of dietitians in patient recovery.
Yes, Select Medical offers a competitive rate of $39.00 per hour along with a $3,000 sign-on bonus, reflecting their commitment to attracting skilled dietitians in Evansville’s healthcare sector.
Registered Dietitians at Select Medical thoughtfully incorporate patients' religious and cultural dietary requirements into personalized nutrition plans, ensuring care respects individual preferences and promotes effective healing.
Registered Dietitians hold accredited credentials, state licensure, and clinical training, enabling them to provide medical nutrition therapy. Nutritionists may have varied certifications but often lack the clinical authority and standardized oversight required in healthcare environments.
Maintaining current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and holding relevant state licensure in Indiana are crucial. Additional certifications in nutrition support or specialized clinical areas can further improve job prospects locally.
Per diem roles at Select Medical offer exposure to critical care nutrition and interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering skill enhancement and opening pathways to potential full-time positions within a nationally recognized healthcare network.