Clinical Dietitian

The Nemours Foundation; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nemours Foundation is seeking a Clinical Dietitian (FULL-TIME) to join the Nemours Children’s Hospital team in Wilmington, Delaware. The role provides clinical nutrition consultation in coordination with physicians and the multidisciplinary care team.

The dietitian will assess, plan, implement, and document pediatric nutrition care, including enteral and parenteral nutrition, inpatients and outpatients, supporting growth and disease-specific needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a US regionally accredited university or college.
• CADE-approved coursework for Dietetics Education and AND registration.
• Must obtain RD certification within 6 months of hire.
• Must obtain Delaware Licensure within 6 months of hire.
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical nutrition consultation for inpatients and outpatients.
• Performs nutrition assessments and develops care plans with considerations for age, growth, and disease.
• Documents assessments and recommendations in the EPIC system.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds and coordinates with physicians and care team.
• Provides enteral/parenteral nutrition orders as needed and participates in on-call rotations.

Education

Bachelor's degree (US regionally accredited)

CADE-accredited coursework in Dietetics

RD certification within 6 months of hire

Delaware Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist

Master's Degree in Nutrition (preferred)

Job description

Nemours Children’s Hospital is seeking a Clinical Dietitian (FULL-TIME), to join our team in Wilmington, Delaware.

This position provides clinical nutrition consultation in coordination with Physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary care team.

1. Nutrition Operations – Ensures Delivery of Quality Clinical Nutrition Services

• Functions as a nutrition consultant, completing nutrition consults and referrals from Nemours and community providers
• Conducts nutrition assessment and intervention for Inpatients and Outpatients, as required by the specific position. For inpatients, this includes those patients identified at high nutrition risk; completes re-screens for patients who are identified at moderate or low nutrition risk upon admission
• Develops and implements nutritional care plans based on diet history, labs, medications, supplements, medical history, medical care plan, and expected growth and development appropriate for the patient’s age, sex, cultural /ethnic background and disease specific requirements
• Performs nutrition counseling for pediatric patients/caretakers regarding disease specific diets and /or formulas. This requires knowledge of composition of infant, pediatric, and adult formulas, along with ability to calculate specialized formula recipes and meal plans
• Documents nutritional assessments and recommendations via EPIC medical record documentation system
• Actively participates in team rounds, as necessary
• Provides recommendations for and prescribes enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition orders, as necessary
• Demonstrates clinical proficiency in direct clinical nutrition patient consultation/care and is responsible for the completion of 100% of clinical competencies (to include basic competencies and enteral/parenteral prescribing competencies, as deemed necessary by manager)
• Continually updates teaching materials recommended for nutritional therapies pertaining to specific diseases
• Serves as nutrition resource to medical team, hospital staff and community
• Interacts and coordinates nutritional care of patients with physicians and other health care providers (nurses, social workers, therapists, hospital/community dietitians, homecare companies, pharmacies, and school personnel)
• Fulfills on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule with other dietitian staff

2. Professional Development

• Attends appropriate continuing education to maintain professional credentials and expand knowledge and skills
• Participates as expert speaker/author on pediatric nutrition topics, as appropriate
• Fulfills continuing education requirements to maintain registration through the Academy of Nutrition And Dietetics (AND) as a Registered Dietitian (RD), State Licensure, and additional specialty certification (CNSC, CSP, etc.), as applicable
• Complies with Requirements of the RD Clinical Nutrition Ladder, as applicable

3. Research and Evidence-Based Practice - Ensures Nutrition Care is Consistent With Evidence-Based Standards & Practice

• Stays up to date with emerging research and practice guidelines
• Develops or participates in research projects with other disciplines

Requirements

• Must havecompleted a minimum of a bachelor’s degree at a U.S. regionally accredited university or college and course work accredited or approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
• Minimum one (1) year of experience required.
• Must have completed continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration and licensure.
• Must obtain RD certificate within 6 months of hire by passing the national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
• Obtain Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist status through the Delaware Department of State: Division of Professional Regulation within 6 months of hire.
• Additional state Licensure in Pennsylvania, Maryland, or New Jersey may be required, based on the position.
• Additional specialty certification preferred (CDCES, CNSC, CSOWM, and or CSP).
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition related field preferred.
• Hospital Experience preferred, at least 2 years pediatric experience preferred.

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