Clinical Dietitian

Tell me about a time you made nutrition education fit a patient's culture, budget or lifestyle.

What they are checking: Whether they give advice people can actually follow at home.

This is a per diem role at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. How do you get up to speed quickly on a new shift?

What they are checking: Whether they can review charts and pick up patients efficiently without daily continuity.

Have you developed nutrition education materials for patients or the community? Tell me about it.

What they are checking: Whether they can create clear materials, which the posting lists among the dietitian's duties.

A physician doesn't follow your nutrition recommendation. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can explain their reasoning respectfully and keep advocating for the patient.

How do you prioritize your patients when you have more referrals than time?

What they are checking: Whether they see high-risk patients first, such as those not eating or on new tube feeds.

How would you handle a family who insists their loved one eat foods that don't fit their diet order?

What they are checking: Whether they can balance patient wishes, safety and the medical plan with kindness.

Walk me through how you screen and assess a patient for malnutrition.

What they are checking: Whether they use a sound screening tool and know what to look for in a full assessment.

How would you recommend a tube feeding for a patient who can't eat?

What they are checking: Whether they can calculate needs and choose a formula that fits the patient's condition.

How do you educate a patient with a new diabetes diagnosis in a short hospital stay?

What they are checking: Whether they can teach the most important points simply in limited time.

How do you work with Food and Nutrition Services to make sure modified diets are right?

What they are checking: Whether they can review diet information and catch errors that could harm patients.