Registered Dietician

Registered Dietitian – Dietary Services | Baltimore, MD

Day Shift | 5x8-Hour (08:00–16:30) | 14-Week Contract

This travel Dietitian role is based in Baltimore, Maryland, serving adult and geriatric patients within an acute care setting. The average daily census is 10–12 patients, offering a focused, clinically rich caseload.

Shift & Schedule

• Days, 8-hour shifts (08:00–16:30)
• Weekend coverage is negotiable
• Up to 2 pre-approved time-off requests permitted per contract; no RTO on designated hard-to-fill days (holidays such as Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc.)

Requirements

• Active RD/RDN credential required
• Minimum 1 year of Dietitian experience
• Short-term acute care experience preferred; community hospital, LTAC, and teaching hospital backgrounds are a plus
• Valid Maryland or Compact license required at time of submission
• First-time travelers welcome

Clinical Scope

Candidates should be comfortable managing a broad range of conditions and interventions, including:

• Enteral nutrition (tube feedings) and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
• Nutrition assessments, reassessments, and Nutrition Focused Physical Exams (NFPE)
• Renal disease, dialysis/CRRT, diabetes, heart failure, cirrhosis, and malabsorption syndromes
• Dysphagia, refeeding syndrome, oncology/radiation nutrition, and wound healing support
• Therapeutic diet orders, fluid/electrolyte management, and food-drug interactions

Additional Details

• No float requirement between units
• Scrub color: Purple
• Local candidates accepted
• No COVID-19 vaccine required; flu vaccine required (medical exemptions only)