Dietitian-Inpatient Clinical PRN Days
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you taught a family how to support a patient's diet at home.
What they are checking: Whether they can teach families in practical terms that fit their lives.
Tell me about a performance improvement project you were part of.
What they are checking: Whether they contribute to improving care beyond their own caseload.
How do you keep your clinical knowledge current?
What they are checking: Whether they take ongoing professional development seriously, as the posting expects.
What would you do
As a PRN dietitian at Central DuPage, your days and hours vary. How do you keep continuity of care for patients you saw on a different day?
What they are checking: Whether they read notes and coordinate well enough that patients do not notice the changeover.
How would you mentor a diet clerk who keeps making the same mistake?
What they are checking: Whether they can coach support staff with patience and clear expectations.
A patient refuses the supplements you recommended. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they find out why and adapt instead of just documenting the refusal.
About the work
How do you identify which patients are at high nutrition risk when you start a shift?
What they are checking: Whether they know hospital screening criteria and use them to prioritize their day.
Walk me through how you would develop a nutrition plan for a patient with kidney disease.
What they are checking: Whether they can adjust protein, electrolytes and fluids for a specific disease state.
How do you evaluate whether a nutrition intervention is working?
What they are checking: Whether they monitor outcomes like weight, intake and labs and adjust the plan.
A patient on tube feeding is having diarrhea. How do you approach the problem?
What they are checking: Whether they think through causes like medications, formula and rate before changing the plan.
How do you adjust nutrition needs for an elderly patient compared to a younger adult with the same diagnosis?
What they are checking: Whether they account for age-specific needs, which the posting calls out.
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