Travel Dietitian/Registered Dietitian in Willingboro, NJ

Collaborate with Speech Therapy regarding diet progression and transitional feeding; clarify admission orders to ensure consistency with the facility's nutrition support formulary and diet manual. Key Responsibilities Perform nutrition assessments and re-assessments; identify nutrition goals and interventions; monitor and evaluate patient progress with clear and concise medical record documentation.

Job Title

Registered Dietitian

Location

New Jersey

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | 4–5 days/week with flexible hours | Occasional weekends

Key Responsibilities

• 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; clarify admission orders to ensure consistency with the facility's nutrition support formulary and diet manual
• 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 quality, quantity, temperature, and appearance standards
• Develop and implement educational programs for patients, families, and staff; serve as a resource to medical staff regarding evidence-based nutrition practice

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Dietitian (RD) credential with current professional registration in good standing
• Experience providing Medical Nutrition Therapy including development, implementation, and monitoring of individualized nutrition care plans
• Knowledge of enteral and parenteral nutrition support, food/drug interactions, and therapeutic diet planning
• Ability to consider religious, cultural, and ethnic factors in the development of nutrition care plans
• Commitment to patient and employee safety standards and practices

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience participating in interdisciplinary rounds such as wound care or ventilator weaning programs
• Familiarity with menu development, standardization, and therapeutic diet manual review and approval
• Specialized certification or advanced continuing education in clinical nutrition or a related area

Why Join Us

• Work within a collaborative, interdisciplinary care environment with a strong emphasis on patient safety and quality outcomes
• Flexible scheduling options across a 4–5 day workweek to support work-life balance