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Clinical Dietitian (Registered Dietitian) – Travel Contract in Midland, Texas

Join a hospital-based nutrition team as a Clinical Dietitian on a travel contract in Midland, TX. Provide evidence-based nutrition care across acute care services while supporting adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Travel Clinical Dietitian Job Details

• Location: Midland, Texas (ZIP 79701), a welcoming West Texas community with wide-open spaces, local dining and shopping, and a relaxed atmosphere
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,010–$2,160
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Contract Duration: 24 weeks
• Schedule: Five 8-hour day shifts per week, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
• Healthcare Setting: Hospital-based clinical nutrition services in an acute-care environment
• Patient Population: Adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients; ICU/CCU and NICU support based on experience and competency
• Weekend Coverage: Approximately 3–4 weekend shifts during the contract; some holiday coverage may be required
• Openings: 2
• Electronic Health Record: Cerner experience preferred

Clinical Dietitian Qualifications

• At least 2 years of Clinical Dietitian experience, preferably in a short-term acute-care hospital setting
• Active Texas license or authorization to practice as required for the assignment; pending licensure may be considered if active before the start date
• Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Experience completing nutrition assessments and reassessments, recommending therapeutic diet orders, applying dietary guidelines, and evaluating food-drug interactions
• Knowledge of fluid status assessment, intake and output, nutrient deficiencies, nutrition-focused physical examinations, protein-calorie malnutrition, and refeeding syndrome
• Working knowledge of nutrition therapy complications and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) preferred
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills

Clinical Nutrition Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive nutrition assessments and follow-up reassessments for hospitalized patients
• Develop individualized nutrition care plans for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
• Assess nutritional status, fluid balance, intake and output, nutrient deficiencies, and risk for protein-calorie malnutrition
• Provide nutrition counseling and education to patients, families, and members of the healthcare team
• Recommend and monitor therapeutic diets, enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition, and diet modifications
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, interpreter services, and other interdisciplinary team members to support safe, effective patient care
• Support ICU/CCU and NICU clinical nutrition needs when appropriate to the dietitian’s experience and competency
• Document nutrition assessments, interventions, monitoring, and outcomes in the electronic health record
• Help identify and address nutrition therapy complications, including refeeding risk and challenges related to total parenteral nutrition

Apply now for this Clinical Dietitian travel contract and join a collaborative hospital nutrition team in Midland, Texas.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.