Travel Dietitian/Registered Dietitian in Charleston, WV

Job Title

Registered Dietitian

West Virginia

Contract | Days | Onsite

• Perform nutrition assessments and re-assessments; identify nutrition goals and interventions; monitor and evaluate patient progress with clear and concise medical record documentation.
• Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens in collaboration with pharmacy and medical staff.
• Collaborate with Speech Therapy regarding diet progression and transitional feeding to meet patients' nutritional needs.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings to communicate patients' nutrition care plans, progress, and recommendations; participate in interdisciplinary rounds including wound care and vent weaning.
• Conduct meal rounds and tray audits to ensure patient meal trays are consistent with prescribed diets and meet standards of quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance.
• Develop and implement educational programs for patients, families, and staff; serve as a resource to medical staff regarding evidence-based nutrition practice.

• Current Registered Dietitian (RD) credential in good standing.
• Experience performing Medical Nutrition Therapy including nutrition assessments and care plan development.
• Knowledge of enteral and parenteral nutrition support regimens.
• Ability to evaluate food/drug and herb/supplement interactions and provide appropriate nutrition counseling.
• Familiarity with therapeutic diet manuals and modified diet preparation standards.

• Experience in an acute, long-term acute care, or specialty hospital setting.
• Participation in Performance Improvement programs including data collection and analysis.
• Specialized certification or advanced continuing education in clinical nutrition.

• Work within a collaborative, interdisciplinary care environment that prioritizes patient safety and evidence-based practice.
• Opportunity to serve as a clinical resource and contribute to both patient care and staff education initiatives.