Dietitian

Job Summary:

The Dietitian is responsible for providing expert nutritional care and assessments in an acute care hospital setting. This role involves conducting nutrition assessments and reassessments, managing enteral and parenteral nutrition therapies, and addressing protein calorie malnutrition. The Dietitian collaborates with clinical teams to optimize patient outcomes and supports adult outpatient and clinic populations. A minimum of one year of experience and active RD/RDN certification with Illinois state licensure are required.

• Perform comprehensive nutrition assessments and reassessments for patients.
• Manage enteral nutrition (tube feedings) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapies.
• Identify and treat protein calorie malnutrition in patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and implement nutrition care plans.
• Provide nutrition counseling and education to patients in outpatient and clinical settings.
• Document nutrition care and patient progress accurately using Cerner charting system.
• Participate in weekend rotation approximately once every four weekends.
• Adhere to hospital policies and procedures within a Level II Trauma acute care environment.

• Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) certification.
• Active Illinois state dietitian license at time of start.
• Minimum of one year of relevant dietitian experience.
• Experience with enteral nutrition and total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
• Experience conducting nutrition assessments and managing protein calorie malnutrition.
• Proficiency with Cerner electronic medical record/charting system.

• Experience working with adult outpatient and clinic populations.
• Familiarity with acute care hospital nutrition protocols.

• Participation in a weekend rotation, typically no more than one weekend every four weeks.
• Work environment is a Level II Trauma acute care hospital with 372 staffed beds.
• Parking permit required but provided at no cost.
• On-call duties are not required.
• Clinician does not float outside of scope to other departments.
• Pending license accepted if active by start date.
• Guaranteed hours with up to 36 hours of permitted client call-offs per thirteen-week assignment.

• Standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
• Weekend rotation occurs approximately one weekend every four weeks.
• Block scheduling accommodations are not applicable; schedule is fixed.
• Return to office restrictions ideally limited to no more than five days.