Clinical Dietitian Associate

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital is seeking a Clinical Dietitian Associate to provide comprehensive medical nutrition therapy across various pediatric populations. This role involves inpatient and outpatient care with responsibilities in assessment, planning, and patient documentation, all within a supportive clinical environment.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

403b Employer Match

Professional Development Tools

Annual Employee Bonus Program

Qualifications

• Licensed as Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
• Ability to deliver evidence-based medical nutrition therapy.
• Knowledge of dietary needs for various age groups.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and delivers accurate medical nutrition therapy.
• Incorporates culture-competence and family-centered care.
• Documents patient care and tracks time for benchmarking.

Skills

Cultural Competence

Team Collaboration

Patient Care Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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Job Overview

The Clinical Dietitian Associate develops the skills to provide comprehensive, safe, and ethical medical nutrition therapy to patients, families, and other clients in inpatient or outpatient settings.

Summary

Job Overview

The Clinical Dietitian Associate develops the skills to provide comprehensive, safe, and ethical medical nutrition therapy to patients, families, and other clients in inpatient or outpatient settings.

Come be a part of our Clinical Nutrition Team! We are an incredible group of clinicians dedicated to providing patient & family centered evidence-based medical nutrition therapy. Our clinical RDs are highly integrated within the multidisciplinary team on the inpatient units and outpatient clinics at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Come experience the culture of Clinical Nutrition…excellence, collaboration, partnership, and connection.

Shift details: M-F with rotating weekend and holiday coverage. Work hours of 8:30am-5pm. This role is supporting our Pediatric Mental Health Institute and Eating Disorder Program, with coverage including inpatient acute care and nutrition clinic.

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

Neonate - <30 days

Infancy - >30 days to 1yr

Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs

Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs

School age - >5yrs to 13yrs

Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs

Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

Essential Functions

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Assesses, plans, and delivers accurate medical nutrition therapy using established standards and evidence.
• Incorporates principles of culture-competence and family-centered care.
• Precepts interns, students, and peers in their clinical practice. Provides feedback to enhance understanding and compliance.
• Pursues professional growth and skill development. Accountable in learning from trainers/mentors for ongoing self-development.
• Actively contributes to rounds, care conferences, and care coordination. Collaborates and promotes teamwork to achieve positive patient and client outcomes across the organization and/or within the department.
• Proactively connects with Clinical Nutrition team members and other disciplines in the organization to identify Clinical Nutrition-related issues, potential solutions, and opportunities for quality and process improvement.
• Ensures compliance with established regulatory standards and healthcare regulatory requirements by identifying and following policies and procedures for the nutritional care provided.
• Accurately documents patient care and tracks time/activities for use with benchmarking, billing, and/or productivity in accordance with department standards.
• Financial Responsibility: Assists in achieving departmental financial budget targets.
  
  

SCOPE AND LEVEL

Guidelines: Trains in the field and assists higher level personnel to acquire learning through practical experience.

Complexity: Performs routine and/or basic tasks common to the field. Procedures, methods, and techniques to be used are well established with options to be considered well defined. Tools, work aids, and materials to be used are specified.

Decision Making: Duties assigned are primarily routine, repetitive, and restricted in intricacy with little or no discretion in how they are carried out.

Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where factual information relative to the organization or its functions are received, relayed, or a service rendered according to established procedures or instructions.

Supervision Received: Under close supervision, the employee receives training to develop skills and abilities in a specific line of work or general occupational area. Work product is subject to close, continuous inspection.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION – Bachelor’s Degree

LICENSURES – Registered Dietitians (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) adhering to the Commission of Dietetic Registration guidelines.

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $54,790.77 to $82,186.16

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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