Job Summary
Dietitian – Location: Not Specified. This position involves managing a diverse caseload of patients by providing comprehensive nutritional assessments and nutrition-focused physical exams. The role includes developing and managing individualized nutrition care plans, monitoring outcomes, and educating patients and families on nutrition-related topics. The dietitian collaborates as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to improve patient care policies and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
Job Details
- Position Description: Manages complex patient caseloads, providing detailed nutritional assessments, including nutrition-focused physical exams, to determine patients’ nutritional needs. Develops, implements, and evaluates nutrition care plans, including nutrition support such as parenteral and enteral nutrition, following established protocols. Communicates effectively with the healthcare team to optimize patient nutritional outcomes and documents progress in medical records while meeting regulatory requirements. Provides nutrition education and counseling to patients, families, and healthcare staff through the development of educational materials and in-service programs. Participates in clinical quality improvement activities and may serve as a mentor or provide guidance to staff and interns.
- Required Qualifications: Knowledge of nutrition and dietetics demonstrated via a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and/or Dietetics; current registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association and able to maintain ongoing registration; licensure as required by State law; effective communication skills; ability to prioritize patient caseload.
- Schedule: Day shift, 8 hours per day, minimum 40 hours per week.
- Additional Information: This role may require working on 11/26/26, 12/25/26, and 1/1/27, at the Boswell campus, which does not permit religious exemptions for COVID vaccination.
Benefits
- The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
