Clinical Dietitian - Full time

Children's Hospital and Health System; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clinical Dietitian at Children's Wisconsin will screen, assess, and develop nutrition care plans for patients and families across hospital, clinic and community settings. This role focuses on the Outpatient Multi-Disciplinary Eating Disorder Treatment Clinic at the main campus. The position is 0.9 FTE with a full-time schedule of 8:00 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, plus 4 hours (or 8 hours) on Fridays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Prior experience with eating disorders is preferred.
• Experience with pediatric nutrition and/or clinical nutrition is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Screen, assess, prioritize, and provide nutrition care plans for patients and families across hospital, clinic, and community.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to optimize nutritional care.
• Counsel and instruct families to support treatment goals.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Counseling families

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Job description

At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.

Children's Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well‐being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country.

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day.

Please follow this link for a closer look at what it's like to work at Children's Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/

The Clinical Dietitian in this role will be responsible for screening, assessing, prioritizing, and providing the nutrition care plan for patients and families, which may be specific to a disease entity but which also encompasses the entire continuum of care - hospital, clinic, and the community.

Outpatient Multi-Disciplinary Eating Disorder Treatment Clinic

Location: Clinics Building - Main campus

Full time: 0.9 FTE

Schedule: 8am-4:30pm (Monday-Thursday) AND 4 hours (every Friday) or 8 hours (every other Friday)

Note: Clinic takes place Monday- Thursday from 8-430pm with the option of desk/care coordination time as 8 hours every other Friday or 4 hours every Friday for a 0.9 FTE.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required

Licenses and Certifications:

• License Certified Dietitian (29) - State of Wisconsin within 180 Days required
• RD-Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration within 90 Days required

Experience:

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively gather and share information with physicians; counsel and instruct families; participate in a multi-disciplinary team in provision of nutritional care; and provide effective coaching to team members.
• Ability to independently assess patients and their conditions; interpret available data; and evaluate recommendations, outcomes, and patient/family comprehension.
• Exhibits guiding behaviors that reflect Children's values and support our mission and vision.

Essential Functions:

• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.
• Will provide care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
• Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.

Certifications/Licenses:

• License Certified Dietitian (29) - State of Wisconsin
• RD-Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration