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

Job Summary

Dietitian, Dietitian Specialty, Sacramento. The role provides nutrition care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in an acute-care setting, with responsibilities spanning assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic diets, enteral nutrition, and parenteral nutrition. The position supports interdisciplinary collaboration within a teaching and academic healthcare environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: At least 2 years of professional experience, including at least 2 years of adult acute-care experience; Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) credential; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; National Provider Identifier (NPI); required experience in a Level I trauma setting; electronic charting experience; demonstrated competency with enteral nutrition, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), fluid and electrolyte management, therapeutic diet orders, nutrition assessments and reassessments, nutrition-focused physical examination (NFPE), diabetes, heart failure, kidney disease, dialysis, malabsorption syndromes, dysphagia, aspiration safety, wounds, cancer, and protein-calorie malnutrition.
• Additional Information:
  • Weekend coverage generally rotates with the inpatient adult team every 2 months or as needed.
  • Patient population includes adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
  • Clinical responsibilities include developing nutrition treatment plans, assessing fluid status, evaluating metabolic demands and nutrient deficiencies, and addressing nutrition therapy complications.
  • Relevant clinical conditions include diabetic ketoacidosis, low blood sugar, cirrhosis, chronic diarrhea, hyperemesis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), morbid obesity, cachexia, failure to thrive, refeeding syndrome, and chronic wounds.
  • Medication-related nutrition knowledge includes insulin, diuretics, immunosuppressants, laxatives, steroids, appetite stimulants, and pressor use and effects on gastrointestinal functioning.
  • COVID-19 vaccination is required; medical and religious exemptions are permitted.

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