Travel Clinic RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - $1,688 per week

Job Description & Requirements Specialty: RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Discipline: Allied Health Professional Start Date: 05/26/2026 Duration: 14 weeks 37 hours per week Shift: 8 hours Employment Type: Travel Provides comprehensive nutrition care to patients of all ages. Assesses nutrition needs, develops, implements, and reevaluates care plans. Educates patients and family members. Communicates patient issues to the health care team. Job Responsibilities Nutritional Care: Provides comprehensive nutrition care to assigned patients by assessing needs, developing, implementing, and reevaluating nutrition care plans. Performs initial screening of patients on assigned units and determines patient nutrition risk level classification (e.g., low, moderate, or high risk) according to established nutrition care policy. Completes comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients on assigned units who are at high or moderate nutrition risk within 24-48 hours of admission, and evaluates nutrition requirements based on policy. Completes nutrition assessment of patients at low nutrition risk within 6 days of admission according to established policy. Approves diet orders written in the physician's order book for diet order changes and initiation and advancement of enteral feedings according to established policy. Calculates patient nutrition requirements using standardized formulas (e.g., estimated calorie, fluid, protein requirements). Develops nutrition care plan for patients as assigned. Recommends diet and/or diet changes and appropriate enteral formulas and nutrition supplements when needed to meet patients' calorie-protein requirements. Recommends nutrition support consultation when patients cannot meet nutrition needs through oral intake. Monitors changes in patient nutrition status and evaluates ongoing appropriateness of diet prescription through meal rounds and calorie counts. Arranges for outpatient/home care services and special (e.g., enteral formulas/nutrition supplements) prior to discharge. Refers patients to social services as needed prior to discharge. Patient/Family Education: Provides information to patients, family, and caregivers on recommended diets and nutrition topics. Inservice Education: Provides inservice education on nutrition related topics such as new enteral nutrition formulary, therapeutic diets, and relevant policies and procedures for health care team members on assigned units as needed. Prepares relevant outlines of inservice, related handouts prior to inservice and submits these along with list of attendees to Manager of Clinical Nutrition and Patient Services upon completion. Precepts dietetic internship students in clinical rotation as assigned; explains and demonstrates required clinical practice; assesses student performance and provides feedback; reports student progress to Supervisor. Counsels inpatients, outpatients, families or other caregivers on prescribed diets based on the patient's learning needs assessment and consideration of the patient's cultural, religious, and ethnic food preferences. Evaluates patients' comprehension and anticipated adherence to diet and documents in the medical record. Required Skills & Experience Two (2) to four (4) years of experience. Computer literacy—beginner. Preferred Skills & Experience N/A Required Education Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or related field required. Preferred Education Master's Degree. Required Certifications & Licensure Dietitian/Nutritionist NYS. Preferred Certifications & Licensure N/A Compensation & Benefits Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 37 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. #J-18808-Ljbffr Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior