Travel RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Zion, Illinois
Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Dietitian

Location: Zion, Illinois
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

Seeking a Registered Dietitian licensed in Illinois to join a multidisciplinary team. The role requires an independent, critical thinker with strong communication skills who advocates for patients and collaborates with speech pathology and other providers throughout the care process.

Patient diagnoses primarily include cancer with comorbidities such as obesity (breast, colon, prostate populations), diabetes, heart disease, and gastrointestinal complications (including ostomy and IV feedings). Responsibilities include medical nutrition therapy and symptom management. Experience with body composition analysis (In Body 520) is commonly utilized. Support services include interpretation, physical therapy, and social services.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist license in Illinois
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as an RDN, with experience within the last year
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience in outpatient and clinic settings
• Proficient in enteral nutrition (tube feedings)
• Skilled in nutrition therapy for complications
• Ability to develop nutrition plans of treatment
• Competent in Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE)
• Knowledge and management of protein calorie malnutrition
• Experience managing refeeding syndrome

Preferred Experience

• Home Health/Hospice
• Short Term Acute Care
• Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Abdominal wounds and surgeries
• Chronic diarrhea, Crohn’s Disease, IBS
• Post-op gastric bypass care
• Management of pressor effects on GI function
• Short gut syndrome, acid/base balance
• Blood glucose/A1C monitoring, lipid panels
• Use of diuretics, immunosuppressants, insulin, laxatives
• Radiation and steroid therapy effects
• Dysphagia, mucositis, stomatitis
• Appetite stimulants and aspiration safety
• Calorie counts and 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
• Morbid obesity management

Required Background and Health Documentation

• Government-issued photo ID
• Background check within 1 year covering all locations lived/worked/schooled in past 7 years
• Education verification
• State-specific healthcare worker registry search (Illinois) as applicable
• Physical exam within the last 12 months
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray as required
• Immunizations or titers for:

  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years or declination)
  • Hepatitis B (titer, vaccine series, or declination)
  • Varicella (vaccines or positive titer)
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (including marijuana)
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption
• COVID vaccination or approved exemption
• Annual skills checklist and competency exams as applicable

Additional Requirements

• Annual orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam as applicable
• Respirator fit testing and adherence to facial hair policy or approved accommodation

Notes

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position.
• This role involves working with complex patient populations, including oncology and chronic disease management.
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills are essential.

This opportunity is ideal for a licensed Registered Dietitian with experience in outpatient and clinical nutrition therapy, particularly in oncology and chronic disease settings, seeking a travel contract in Illinois.