Travel RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Burlingame, CA
Cross Country Allied
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Dietitian, Diabetes Educator. Provides diabetes self-management education and training and medical nutrition therapy to individuals, families, and groups. The role supports individualized care planning, nutrition counseling, lifestyle intervention, diabetes technology education, and collaboration with healthcare providers to improve disease management and quality of life.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 8 hours per shift, 40 hours per week; start times vary between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM. Weekend coverage may be required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelors degree in Dietetics
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience
  • Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential
  • Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist certification or Certified Diabetes Educator certification; candidates currently completing required hours and preparing for the certification examination may be considered
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Community hospital experience
  • Background in diabetes and gestational diabetes
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Expertise with continuous glucose monitoring systems, insulin pumps, blood glucose meters, and related equipment
  • Knowledge of adult learning theory and experience providing individual and group education
  • Experience supporting diabetes and pregnancy programs
• Additional Information:
  • Provides diabetes education for prediabetes, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, hyperglycemia, steroid-induced hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, preconception care, and postpartum care.
  • Teaches diabetes self-management skills, insulin administration, medication management, lifestyle modification, nutrition, and use of diabetes monitoring equipment.
  • Supports continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pump education, including device insertion and initiation of pump therapy.
  • Manages individualized nutritional guidelines, therapeutic diet plans, educational needs, and lifestyle intervention goals.
  • Collaborates with physicians, pharmacists, case managers, social workers, and other healthcare providers to coordinate patient care.
  • Provides diabetes education and competency support for healthcare staff, including new employee orientation, graduate education programs, annual competencies, and unit-based meetings.
  • Requires strong organization, time management, decision-making, delegation, attention to detail, clinical judgment, and technical skills.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits