Clinical Dietitian I

Texas Children's Hospital; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus seeks a Clinical Dietitian to assess nutritional needs, develop and implement care plans, and communicate Nutrition information appropriate to pediatric patients across ages.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, document care in medical records, and participate in research to advance clinical nutrition practices in a fast-paced pediatric environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Certified Registered Dietitian (RD) certification.
• Licensed Dietitian (LD) license (Texas).
• Pediatric nutrition experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate patient nutritional care plans.
• Provide age-appropriate education to support the nutritional plan of care and assess learning needs for patients and families.
• Collaborate with other professionals to integrate and communicate nutrition principles that enhance patient outcomes.
• Participate in and interpret uses for research to enhance clinical practices.
• Document nutrition care effectively in medical records and use SBAR for handoffs.
• Contribute to departmental development by reviewing and updating nutrition-related resources and policies.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Registered Dietitian (RD) certification

Licensed Dietitian (LD)

Job description

Job Description

We are searching for a Clinical Dietitian— someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will assess the nutritional needs of patients, develop and implement nutritional care plans, and communicate information to those in need in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of the patients served.

Job Description

We are searching for a Clinical Dietitian— someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will assess the nutritional needs of patients, develop and implement nutritional care plans, and communicate information to those in need in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of the patients served.

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Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate patient nutritional care plans
• Provide age-appropriate education to support the nutritional plan of care and assess the learning needs and readiness to learn for all patients and families
• Collaborate with other professionals to integrate and communicate nutrition principles that enhance patient outcomes
• Participate in and interpret uses for research the enhance clinical practices
• Document nutrition care effectively within medical records and utilize SBAR techniques to facilitate handoffs to the different level of care or care providers
• Contribute to departmental development and visibility by actively participating in the review and revision of nutrition-related resources and policies and procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, master's preferred.
• Certified Registered Dietitian (RD) from the Commission on Dietetic Registry
• Licensed Dietitian (LD) from the Texas Department of Licensing

Pediatric Nutrition Experience Preferred.

ABOUT US

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children’s without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.