Hospice Registered Dietician for Christian provider - Empyrean Hospice

We are a Christian hospice offering the highest quality clinical care and the love and salvation of Jesus Christ. 

Empyrean Hospice hires Registered Dieticians to plan, organize, and conduct dietetic education for nursing personnel and other personnel, and function as a member of our hospice interdisciplinary team with expertise in nutritional care.

Salary or hourly rate listed is the base for this role; increase commensurate with experience.

Position Overview – Registered Dietician:

• Represent Empyrean Hospice with the utmost professionalism and compassion

• Develop and implement a nutritional plan of care based on a comprehensive assessment of nutritional needs as part of the patient's total plan of care; provide evaluation and reporting appropriately

• Work with the referring physician and interdisciplinary group to provide appropriate counseling to individuals and families/caregivers; provide instruction on nutritional principles, dietary plans, food selection, and economics, and adapt plans to the individual's illness, as indicated

• Communicate appropriate dietary history and nutritional care data including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, and discharge summary in the clinical record

• Ensure standards of ethical business and clinical practice are prioritized

Who is Empyrean Hospice?

With Empyrean Hospice, we are family. We are committed to caring for people at end of life with the same level of dedication and compassion we would choose for our own loved ones. Our core values are the foundation for our dedication to integrity and clinical excellence.

Empyrean is a national company with community heart. We provide resources and leadership to support our care teams across the country so they can focus on the quality-of-life care and clinical excellence for the patients and families we serve. Our culture fosters a focus on our care delivery with work-life balance and support for our team members through manageable caseloads and professional growth supported by a team of expert leaders.

Empyrean offers ongoing professional education opportunities, manageable caseloads, and a benefits package for eligible employees.

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefits include paid time off (PTO), dental, health, life, and vision insurance, an employee assistance program, and professional development assistance

• Mileage reimbursement plan

• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Position Qualifications

• Professionalism, compassion, empathy, and a desire to help others

• Self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision, yet also as member of a complete interdisciplinary care team

• Preferred master's degree from an accredited institution with major in foods, nutrition, or dietetics, and successful completion of an internship or equivalent experience

• Requires successful completion of courses in methods and principles of teaching

• Requires membership and registration in the American Dietetic Association

• Is licensed by appropriate state(s), if applicable

• Possesses and maintains current CPR Certification

• Understanding of hospice philosophy and issues of food/fluids for terminally ill individuals

• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication, and organization skills

• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order

• Must possess a willingness to maintain comprehensive working knowledge regarding information systems and applicable software programs

Empyrean Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or veteran status.

Candidates for employment with Empyrean understand that Empyrean expressly does not want employees to use, and employee's responsibilities and duties with Empyrean will not require or involve, any trade secrets or other confidential information secrets that employee may have obtained from former employers or any other third party. Further, Empyrean expects and facilitates disclosure of, and compliance with, any obligations with any prior employers or other third parties that may legally apply to an employee.