Travel RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Zion, IL
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Dietitian Travel/Contract Position

Location: Zion, Illinois
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Day shift, Monday to Friday (7:30 AM – 4:00 PM)
Hours: 40 hours per week (5 days x 8 hours)

Job Description

• Provide registered dietitian services as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Practice patient advocacy and collaborate with speech pathology and other providers throughout the care process.
• Patient population primarily includes cancer patients with comorbidities such as obesity (breast, colon, prostate), diabetes, heart disease, and gastrointestinal complications (ostomy, IV feedings).
• Utilize Body 520 for body composition analysis.
• Support providers including interpretation services, physical therapy, and social services.
• Perform medical nutrition therapy and symptom management.

Required Skills and Experience

• Adult outpatient/clinic experience.
• Expertise in enteral nutrition (tube feedings) and nutrition therapy for complications.
• Ability to develop treatment plans and manage therapeutic diet orders.
• Knowledge of cachexia, cancer nutrition, nutrient deficiencies, protein calorie malnutrition, refeeding syndrome, and nutrition assessments/reassessments including Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE).

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in home health/hospice and short-term acute care.
• Familiarity with diabetes management, diabetic ketoacidosis, low blood sugar, abdominal wounds and surgeries, chronic diarrhea, Crohn’s disease, hyperemesis, IBS, post-op gastric bypass, short gut syndrome, acid/base balance, blood glucose/A1C, lipid panels, and medication effects on GI functioning (pressors, diuretics, immunosuppressants, insulin, laxatives, steroids).
• Knowledge of radiation effects, dysphagia, mucositis, stomatitis, appetite stimulants, aspiration safety, calorie counts, fluid balance, food-drug interactions and timing, oral rehydration solutions for high ostomy outputs, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), fluid status assessment, chronic wounds, eating disorders, extensive burns, failure to thrive, fluid/electrolyte requirements, malabsorption syndromes, marasmus, metabolic demands, and morbid obesity.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) license in Illinois.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), including recent experience within the last year.
• Experience working in outpatient and clinic settings.

Additional Information

• This role requires strong independent critical thinking and communication skills.
• Collaboration with multiple disciplines is essential.
• The position involves working with complex patient populations requiring specialized nutrition therapy.

This summary includes all relevant information for healthcare recruiters and workers considering this dietitian travel/contract opportunity.