Registered Dietitian — Houston, TX
About the Role
Our Houston RDs deliver medical nutrition therapy to patients whose diagnoses actually respond to dietary intervention. You evaluate in the home, see the pantry, build realistic plans, and coordinate with our SLPs on dysphagia cases and our nurses on enteral/parenteral nutrition management. Real integrated care.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct in-home nutrition assessments including pantry/refrigerator review
- Deliver medical nutrition therapy for diabetes, CKD, heart failure, cancer, and malnutrition
- Plan and monitor enteral (tube) and parenteral (IV) nutrition in coordination with nursing
- Coordinate with our in-house SLPs on dysphagia texture-modified diet plans
- Provide dietary staff training for partner facilities and group homes as needed
- Document visits in our proprietary EMR
- Educate family caregivers on meal planning and therapeutic diet compliance
Requirements
- Active RD credential with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Active Texas Licensed Dietitian (LD) credential
- Minimum 2 years clinical experience preferred (home health, acute, or SNF)
- Reliable transportation and valid Texas driver’s license
- Experience with enteral/parenteral nutrition strongly valued
- Bilingual Spanish appreciated
Why Universal Rehab in Houston
Our Houston RDs do real clinical nutrition, not printouts. Every visit is a home visit — you see what's actually in the fridge, what the caregiver is actually cooking, what barriers the patient actually faces. That context is what makes our dietitian services different. Integrated care with our SLPs on dysphagia and our RNs on enteral/parenteral cases means the plan actually fits the patient.
What Dietitian Work Looks Like in Houston
Houston's patient base keeps RD caseloads varied and complex. You'll manage poorly-controlled Type 2 diabetes in patients who've been cycling through emergency rooms, CKD patients new to dialysis, oncology nutrition for cancer patients transitioning home, and tube-feeding management for stroke and head-and-neck patients. The metro is anchored by the Texas Medical Center, which gives you a sense of the depth and complexity of the clinical landscape you're stepping into. The city's cultural diversity — Mexican, Vietnamese, West African, South Asian — means culturally appropriate meal planning is a real skill here, and patients notice immediately when their RD respects their food traditions instead of handing them a generic diet sheet.
Schedule, Pay, and Benefits
- Caseload flexibility — full-time, part-time, or per-diem
- Weekly direct-deposit payroll with transparent per-visit rates
- Proprietary EMR with RD-specific assessment templates
- Continuing-education support for renal, oncology, and pediatric specialty certifications
- Active referral incentive program for clinicians on payroll
- Interdisciplinary team that actually integrates dietary recommendations into plans of care
Ready to Apply?
Put your RD credentials to work where nutrition actually drives outcomes. Apply for RD in Houston. We also hire SLPs in Houston for dysphagia collaboration and RNs across the metro for nutrition-adjacent medical cases.
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