Clinical Nutrition Support Dietitian
Wheeling, WV
HumanEdge Travel Healthcare
4x8 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: Clinical Dietitian / Nutrition Specialist

Job Description

• Deliver superior quality care aligned with organizational core values.
• Prioritize patient and employee safety, including safe patient handling, infectious disease precautions, and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Perform nutrition assessments and reassessments; identify nutrition goals and interventions.
• Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens in collaboration with pharmacy and medical staff.
• Collaborate with Speech Therapy on diet progression and transitional feeding.
• Clarify admission orders to ensure consistency with nutrition support formulary and diet manual.
• Consider religious, cultural, and ethnic factors in nutrition care plans.
• Evaluate potential food/drug and herb/supplement interactions.
• Provide nutrition education and counseling to patients and staff.
• Develop and implement educational programs; serve as a resource on evidence-based nutrition practices.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and rounds (e.g., wound care, ventilator weaning).
• Engage in departmental and facility performance improvement programs.
• Advise food service staff on special diet preparation and menu planning.
• Review and approve therapeutic menus and substitutions; perform meal rounds and tray audits.
• Maintain and educate staff on Nutrition Care Manual and diet protocols.
• Stay current with nutritional practices, maintain professional registration, and pursue continuing education.
• Act as liaison between patients, medical staff, multidisciplinary team, and food service.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Work Schedule

• 32 hours per week

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition or related field (required)
• Current state licensure/certification if required by state (required)
• Current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration (required)
• Minimum of 1 year clinical experience in a facility setting or equivalent (required)

Additional Information

• Start date: ASAP