Registered Dietitian
About The Position
The Registered Dietitian will be responsible for performing nutritional assessments, developing nutritional care plans, and implementing nutritional interventions for pediatric patients. This role involves collaborating with patients, families, and the healthcare team to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of care plans, provide nutrition counseling and education, and support community-based programming. The dietitian will also provide clinical leadership by orienting and supervising nutrition staff and interns, and contributing to process improvement activities. Fiscal responsibility includes completing productivity records and timely charge entry. Professional growth is encouraged through committee participation and continuous learning. Collaboration with the multi-disciplinary clinical team is essential for optimizing patient care.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 0+ years of work experience in a related job discipline
- Registered Dietitian
- Licensed Dietitian in the state of Ohio
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates knowledge of normal child growth and development and pediatric nutrition when performing nutritional assessments.
- Develops nutritional care plans and outlines goals with patient and their family based on existing nutritional standards of care.
- Implements nutritional interventions based on knowledge of disease state, normal and therapeutic nutrition and child development, incorporating family values, culture and resources.
- Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of patients' nutrition care plan and revises plan as needed.
- Collaborates with health care team on the implementation of nutrition care principles.
- Provides nutrition counseling and education to patients and their families/care providers, preparing the family to carry out the nutrition regime in the home setting.
- Collaborates with internal and external resources to support the nutrition care plan.
- Utilizes current research to enhance professional practice.
- Provide nutrition expertise for division specific initiatives including community-based programming (i.e. healthy weight and better eating habits).
- Relates basic principles of pediatric nutrition to nutrition staff, health care team members and community.
- Orients, supervises and directs the work of the diet technician(s) and/or interns as applicable.
- Orients and educates new dietitians.
- Shares knowledge of pediatric nutrition principles, policies and procedures as applicable.
- Participates in and supports process improvement activities.
- Completes productivity records and enters charges in a timely fashion.
- Serves on committees and/or work groups affecting the department and/or hospital.
- Contributes to body of professional knowledge (factual) within the department, Cincinnati Children's or community as appropriate.
- Exhibits desire and initiative to increase knowledge and skills.
- Collaborates with other members of the multi-disciplinary clinical team to optimize care of patient families participating in the assigned program.
- Partners with coworkers to provide valuable input on projects and takes ownership of project(s) as assigned.
Benefits
- Additional pay (e.g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
