Travel Dietitian/Registered Dietitian in Macon, GA

Job Title

Registered Dietitian

Georgia

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 patient 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 registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD) with maintained professional registration requirements including continuing education.
• Experience performing Medical Nutrition Therapy including nutrition assessments, care plan development, and patient monitoring.
• Knowledge of enteral and parenteral nutrition support regimens.
• Ability to evaluate potential food/drug and herb/supplement interactions and provide appropriate nutrition education and counseling.
• Experience with therapeutic diet manual review, menu development, and food service oversight.

• Experience participating in Performance Improvement programs including data collection and analysis.
• Familiarity with specialized certifications or advanced practice areas such as wound care or ventilator nutrition support.
• Experience considering religious, cultural, and ethnic factors in the development of individualized nutrition care plans.

• 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 meaningful patient outcomes in a specialized care setting.