Clinical Dietitian I

Texas Children's Hospital • Houston, TX

5h • Onsite

About The Position

We are searching for a Clinical Dietitian— someone who works well in a
fast-paced setting. In this position, you will assess the nutritional needs of
patients, develop and implement nutritional care plans, and communicate
information to those in need in a manner developmentally appropriate for the
ages of the patients served.

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital
designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most
rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College
Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot
hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West
Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46
acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a
neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit
texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants
and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's
without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender,
national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal,
State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work
involved.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, master's preferred.
• Certified Registered Dietitian (RD) from the Commission on Dietetic Registry
• Licensed Dietitian (LD) from the Texas Department of Licensing

Nice To Haves

• Pediatric Nutrition experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate patient nutritional care plans
• Provide age-appropriate education to support the nutritional plan of care and assess the learning needs and readiness to learn for all patients and families
• Collaborate with other professionals to integrate and communicate nutrition principles that enhance patient outcomes
• Participate in and interpret uses for research the enhance clinical practices
• Document nutrition care effectively within medical records and utilize SBAR techniques to facilitate handoffs to the different level of care or care providers
• Contribute to departmental development and visibility by actively participating in the review and revision of nutrition-related resources and policies and procedures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level