Travel RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Sacramento, California
University of California Davis Medical Center

Dietitian

Overview

• Location: Sacramento, California
• Specialty: Dietary Services
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• Shift: Day, 5x8 hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
• Hours: 8 per day, 40 per week

Schedule and Assignment

• Floating required
• Weekends generally rotate with the inpatient adult team every 2 months, or as needed

Required Qualifications

• Valid RDN (Registered Dietitian Nutritionist) license in California
• 1 year of experience as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), with experience within the last year
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience in an acute care setting
• Experience in a clinic or outpatient setting
• Enteral nutrition (tube feedings)
• Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
• Nutrition-focused physical exam (NFPE)
• Dialysis/hemodialysis/CRRT

Onboarding Requirements

• Criminal background check within 30 days of start, with a 7-year search
• Exclusion screenings (EPLS/SAM and HHS/OIG) within 30 days of start
• E-Verify required
• Copy of driver's license or state ID required
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• TB questionnaire, updated annually
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON or T-SPOT) within 90 days of start, or two PPDs (first within 365 days, second within 90 days before start)
• Tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap documentation from the past 10 years; declinations not accepted
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or two vaccines after age 1; negative or equivocal titers require 1 booster; declinations not accepted
• Hepatitis B titer required; a signed declination or vaccine series is accepted if the titer is negative
• 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Flu vaccination or declination due by November 1
• Fit testing within 1 year of start for N95 masks (3M 1860 small/regular, 3M 1870+, or 8210 with face shield); PAPR accepted if fit testing fails
• Two clinical references from clinical leadership (charge RNs acceptable), one from the most recent employer or within the last 6 months
• Employment application covering the last 3 years, with gaps over 6 months documented, including city and state
• Unit-specific skills checklist
• Unit-specific competency exam, passing score 80%; 2 attempts allowed, with a third requiring approval
• Orientation modules must be completed before start
• Badge pickup required before the first day