Dietitian- Full Time
Posted Jun 15, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This role covers patients from newborns to older adults. Which age groups are you most and least comfortable with?
What they are checking: Whether they know their strengths and where they'll need support across the full age range.
The team welcomes new grads and interns. How do you like to learn from more experienced dietitians?
What they are checking: Whether they are open to feedback and mentoring, which this team is set up to give.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a physician's nutrition plan. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they speak up professionally with evidence to support their recommendation.
What would you do
A patient with diabetes says they won't change their diet. How do you approach counseling them?
What they are checking: Whether they can use patient-centered counseling instead of lecturing.
How do you prioritize your patients when you have more consults than time?
What they are checking: Whether they use nutrition risk to decide who needs to be seen first.
How would you adjust your advice for a family with limited money or access to grocery stores?
What they are checking: Whether they make recommendations people can actually follow in their real lives.
About the work
Walk me through how you complete a nutrition assessment for a hospitalized patient.
What they are checking: Whether they gather intake, weight history, labs and physical signs in an organized way.
How do you identify malnutrition, and what criteria do you use?
What they are checking: Whether they apply standard criteria consistently, which affects care and documentation.
How would you start tube feeding for a patient at risk for refeeding syndrome?
What they are checking: Whether they know how to start slowly and monitor labs to prevent a dangerous complication.
How would you counsel a patient with kidney disease about potassium and phosphorus?
What they are checking: Whether they can explain complex diet limits in simple, practical terms.
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