Are you currently certified as a nutrition support practitioner by the National Board of Nutrition Support Certification (NBNSC)? Do you want to ensure the delivery of safe and effective nutrition support by certified professionals? Do you want to utilize your leadership skills to help advance the nutrition support profession?
If you answered yes to the above questions, then this might be the opportunity for you. The NBNSC is currently accepting applications for several open positions on the NBNSC Board of Directors and the Certified Nutrition Support Clinician® (CNSC®) Exam Committee. The NBNSC Board and CNSC® Exam Committee are interdisciplinary to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of nutrition support.
Available Positions on the CNSC Exam Committee (3 total)
- Dietitian member for a three-year term beginning April 1, 2023 (1 positions)
- Nurse member for a three-year term beginning April 1, 2023 (1 position)
- Pharmacist member for a three-year term beginning April 1, 2023 (1 position)
Position Qualifications and Expectations
- The dietitian member must be a registered dietitian/nutritionist and hold a current NBNSC certification as a nutrition support practitioner (CNSC®)
- The nurse member must be a licensed nurse and hold a current NBNSC certification as a nutrition support practitioner (CNSC®)
- The pharmacist member must be a licensed pharmacist and hold a current NBNSC certification as a nutrition support practitioner (CNSC®)
- Exam committee members are responsible for generating questions for inclusion in the exam item bank
- Exam committee members may be asked to chair and organize an item review workshop in the area in which they reside
- Exam committee members participate in-person in a two-day exam development meeting prior to ASPEN’s annual conference each year
- Committee members are expected to serve as experts in test item writing, reviewing and editing, in establishing the validity of the examination, and in recommending to the Board of Directors standards for passing and failing the examination
- Individual members of the CNSC® exam committee are prohibited from teaching courses, writing chapters, or reviewing manuscripts designated as exam preparation
Special Note: The CNSC exam committee will meet in April 2023 for a couple days prior to the ASPEN 2023 Nutrition Science and Practice Conference which takes place April 20 – 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Ideally, the newly appointed members of the exam committee will be able to participate in the meeting. In your submission materials, please indicate your availability to participate.
Available Positions on the NBNSC Board of Directors (4 total)
- Dietitian certifee director for a three-year term beginning April 1, 2023 (1 position)
- Nurse certifee director for a three-year term beginning April 1, 2023 (1 position)
- Public Member for a three-year term beginning April 1, 2023 (1 position)
- Advanced Practice Provider certifee director for a three-year term beginning April 1, 2023 (1 position)
Position Qualifications and Expectations:
- The dietitian certifee director must be a registered dietitian/nutritionist and hold a current NBNSC certification as a nutrition support practitioner (CNSC®)
- The nurse certifee director must be a licensed nurse and hold a current NBNSC certification as a nutrition support practitioner (CNSC®)
- The advanced practice provider certifee director must be a licensed nurse practitioner or physician associate and hold a current NBNSC certification as a nutrition support practitioner (CNSC®)
- The Public Member should be someone who is, or has been, a recipient of nutrition support services, or who is an immediate family member of such person; or who is a member of the non-profit, academic, regulatory, or health care community served by NBNSC certifiees.
- Prior experience as a member of an exam committee preferred
- Certifee Directors participate in monthly conference calls that are one hour long and an annual in person meeting held in conjunction with ASPEN’s annual conference.
- Certifee directors work strategically to continuously evaluate and improve the NBNSC’s certification program.
- Certifee directors may be asked to work on special projects relating to the NBNSC and nutrition support certification
- Individual members of the Board of Directors are prohibited from teaching courses, writing chapters, or reviewing manuscripts designated as exam preparation
Special Note: the NBNSC Board of Directors will meet in person during the ASPEN 2023 Nutrition Science and Practice Conference which takes place April 20 – 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Ideally, the newly appointed members of the exam committee will be able to participate in the meeting. In your submission materials, please indicate your availability to participate.
*The NBNSC will accept a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and conflict of interest statement from individuals in other disciplines (i.e. dietitian, nurse, pharmacist, physician) to consider for an at-large member of the board and exam committee in the event there is not an advanced practice provider to fill the open positions. If submitting for an at-large position, please clearly specify (i.e. At Large –Board).
This is an exciting time to become involved with nutrition support certification. If interested, please submit your letter of interest outlining your qualifications, curriculum vita and conflict of interest statement electronically no later than February 1, 2023. All submissions must clearly identify the position for which you are applying.
Please sent materials to
April Sokalsky
Coordinator, Education and Research
ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
[email protected]
Applicants will be notified of the status of the positions in late March 2023.
Conflict of Interest Statement