Travel RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Hilo, Hawaii
Hilo Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Health Sciences (Dietitian) - Hawaii, Hilo

Position Details

• Specialty: Health Sciences (Registered Dietitian)
• Location: Hilo, Hawaii
• Employment Type: Contract
• Contract Length: 26 weeks (approximately 6 months)
• Shift: 5 days per week, including weekends

  • Shift hours: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
  • Typical days off: Tuesday and Wednesday
  • No guaranteed hours or shift preference
• Work Setting: Food and Nutrition Services Department with floating to multiple hospital units including medical, surgical/pediatric, progressive care, OB, ICU, long-term care, and psychiatric units
• Additional Travel: One day per month providing services at a long-term care facility (travel expenses and time are the responsibility of the traveler/agency)

Licensure & Certifications

• Must have an active Hawaii State License by the start of the assignment
• Registered Dietitian credential by the Commission on Dietetic Registration required

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 1 year of clinical nutrition experience (higher requirement confirmed)
• Skills required include:

  • Nutrition assessment for pediatric to geriatric patients
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy for acute care, long-term care, and critical care
  • Ability to estimate nutrition needs (caloric, protein, fluid)
  • Nutrition support (Parenteral/Enteral Nutrition)
  • Nutrition education
  • Food service management
  • Electronic medical record charting
  • Development and updating of nutrition care plans
  • Minimum Data Sets knowledge

Job Responsibilities

• Correct menus and make menu changes for kitchen staff
• Serve as a resource for food service management and kitchen staff regarding diets, nutrition support, and patient satisfaction
• Review patient assessment requests
• Interview patients and perform nutrition assessments
• Make nutrition recommendations and follow up with physician consults
• Provide nutrition education
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and/or ICU rounds
• Collaborate with food service and medical staff to optimize patient care

Work Environment & Dress Code

• May be required to work alone occasionally, but not routinely
• Business professional dress code; lab coats optional

Additional Notes

• Must arrive the Thursday before the start date for an employee health appointment on Friday
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position