Clinical Dietitian - Full time

Children's Hospital and Health System • Milwaukee, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian works in the Outpatient Multi-Disciplinary Eating Disorder Treatment Clinic at Children’s Wisconsin’s main campus. The role screens, assesses, and prioritizes patients and provides nutrition care plans for patients and families. Care may address a specific disease entity and encompasses the continuum of care across the hospital, clinic, and community.

The dietitian collaborates with physicians and a multidisciplinary team, counsels and instructs families, and provides coaching to team members. The position requires age-appropriate care informed by knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, assessment of patient data, and interpretation of age-specific needs. Care is provided in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

This is a 0.9 FTE position with a schedule of 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, plus either four hours every Friday or eight hours every other Friday. The clinic operates Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday hours may be used for desk work or care coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Wisconsin Certified Dietitian license required within 180 days.
• Registered Dietitian credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration required within 90 days.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to independently assess patients and their conditions, interpret available data, and evaluate recommendations, outcomes, and patient and family comprehension.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served, including knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
• Ability to assess data reflecting patient status and identify requirements relative to age-specific needs.
• Demonstrate guiding behaviors that reflect Children’s Wisconsin values and support its mission and vision.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working with patients with eating disorders.
• Previous experience in clinical nutrition and/or with a pediatric population.
• Previous experience with an electronic medical record.

Responsibilities

• Screen, assess, and prioritize patients’ nutrition needs.
• Develop and provide nutrition care plans for patients and families across the hospital, clinic, and community continuum of care.
• Independently assess patients and their conditions, interpret available data, and evaluate recommendations, outcomes, and patient and family comprehension.
• Communicate and share information effectively with physicians.
• Counsel and instruct families.
• Participate in a multidisciplinary team to provide nutritional care.
• Coach team members effectively.
• Provide care appropriate to the ages and age-specific needs of patients, following departmental policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time