Clinical Dietitian - Pediatrics

Cook Children's Health Care System; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children’s Health Care System seeks a Clinical Dietitian to provide complex pediatric nutrition care. You will develop, implement, and monitor medical nutrition therapy for children, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and families to achieve growth and health outcomes.

Inpatient and outpatient settings include a potential one-day-per-week work-from-home option after training. Requirements include a bachelor's in nutrition or related field, an upcoming master’s degree as of 2024 for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition or related field required.
• Effective January 1, 2024, master's degree required for credentialing and employment.
• Strong pediatric experience or experience with developmental delays.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor medical nutrition therapy plans for pediatric patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, families, and caregivers.
• Provide patient and caregiver education to support growth and quality of life.
• Contribute to evidence-based practice initiatives across inpatient/outpatient settings.

Skills

Pediatric nutrition

Developmental delays

Education

Bachelor's degree in nutrition or related field

Master's degree in nutrition / dietetics or related field

Job description

Location:

Dodson Medical Office Building

Department:

Complex Care Specialty Care

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours:

40

Summary:

Cook Children's is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide complex pediatric care to children of our Specialty Clinics. We are seeking a Dietitian with either strong pediatric nutrition experience (or) previous experience working with individuals with developmental delays as this role with primarily work with children with Cerebral Palsy. The Clinical Dietitian will develop, implement, and monitor individualized medical nutrition therapy plans to support the patient's growth, healing, and quality of life. Will apply technical knowledge and skills depending on the severity and complexity of the case and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, families, and caregivers to ensure optimal nutritional outcomes on routine matters, provides patient and caregiver education, and contributes to evidenced-based practice initiatives. The Dietitian will provide evidence-based nutrition care to pediatric patients and families across both inpatient and/or outpatient settings.

Hours: Mon- Fri 8am-5pm | Dodson Specialty Clinics

Can work 1 day from home after 3-4 months of training is complete.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition, Dietetics, or related field required.
• Note: Effective January 1, 2024, all newly hired Registered Dietitians must meet the national requirement of holding a master's degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field to be eligible for credentialing and employment.
• Strong Pediatric experience (can be during internship) or experience working with adults or children with developmental delays.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification:

• RD/RDN (Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist) credential issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Licensed Dietitian (LD) in the State of Texas.
• CPR certification.

Grandfather Clause:

Employees hired or credentialed as Registered Dietitians prior to January 1, 2024 are grandfathered under the previous bachelor's degree requirement and remain eligible to continued employment in this role with active registration and state licensure in good standing.

About Cook Children's:

Our not-for-profit organization is comprised of a flagship medical center in Fort Worth, Texas, a new medical center in Prosper, Texas, a physician network, home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health services, and health foundation. With more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet the unique needs of their child. Cook Children's is honored to continually receive recognition for our outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care.

At Cook Children's, we're more than a health care system-we're your friends, neighbors and even family members. And we're parents too, so we can see the world through your eyes. We see what you're going through-and how we can help you and your child get the best care and support possible.

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.

Cook Children's is a Texas-only employer. If you are hired, you will need to maintain your primary residence within the state of Texas, along with all licenses and credentials required for your position throughout your employment.