Clinical Dietitian

Shriners Children's; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 49,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

Shriners Children’s Chicago is seeking a part-time Clinical Dietician to develop and implement nutrition care plans for hospitalized patients. You will be an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, promoting best practices in nutrition and contributing to education and research to optimize patient outcomes.

You will assess nutritional status, determine therapy routes, monitor responses, perform metabolic cart studies, and provide education to patients and families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics or Food and Nutrition Science.
• Current Illinois Clinical Dietician license.
• 3 years clinical experience.
• 3 years nutrition support experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements nutrition care plans including initial assessment of patients’ nutritional status, patient risk and estimated nutrient requirements.
• Determines appropriate route and composition of nutritional therapy.
• Determines and ensures use of appropriate parameters to monitor patient response to nutritional therapy and makes modifications as necessary to achieve desired outcome.
• Performs metabolic cart studies to identify patient energy requirement.
• Determines criteria for patient nutrition education and provides nutrition counseling to patients consistent with their comprehensive needs and long term goals.
• Collaborates with Care Coordinator to address special nutritional needs for patients discharge planning.

Skills

Clinical dietetics

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Nutrition counseling

Metabolic cart interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics or Food and Nutrition Science

Illinois Clinical Dietician license

3 years clinical experience

Master’s in Dietetics or Food and Nutrition Science

Tools

Metabolic cart

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Shriners Children’s Chicago has an opportunity for a part-time Clinical Dietician. In this position you will be responsible for developing and implementing nutrition care plans for all hospitalized patients. Functions as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team. Contributes to the values and mission of the hospital by promoting best practices in nutrition, participating in performance improvement initiatives and optimizing patient outcomes through education and research.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements nutrition care plans including initial assessment of patients’ nutritional status, patient risk and estimated nutrient requirements.
• Determines appropriate route and composition of nutritional therapy.
• Determines and ensures use of appropriate parameters to monitor patient response to nutritional therapy and makes modifications as necessary to achieve desired outcome.
• Performs metabolic cart studies to identify patient energy requirement.
• Determines criteria for patient nutrition education and provides nutrition counseling to patients consistent with their comprehensive needs and long term goals.
• Collaborates with Care Coordinator to address special nutritional needs for patients discharge planning.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics or Food and Nutrition Science
• Current Illinois Clinical Dietician license
• 3 years clinical experience
• 3 years nutrition support experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in Dietetics or Food and Nutrition Science
• Pediatric Clinical Nutrition

The pay range for this position is $35.37 - $53.05.

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.