Clinical Dietitian Professional NICU

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 43,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado seeks a Registered Dietitian to join the NICU team, delivering medical nutrition therapy in a fast-paced unit. This full-time position carries a 40-hour workweek with Monday–Friday schedule and 8- to 10-hour shifts, including holiday availability.

The role emphasizes culture-competence, family-centered care, rounds participation, and collaboration across disciplines to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (prior to 2024 graduates).
• Master's Degree required for 2024 (and beyond) graduates.
• Two (2) years clinical nutrition experience required.
• Registered Dietitians (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) adhering to the Commission on Dietetic Registration guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, and delivers accurate medical nutrition therapy using established standards and evidence.
• Incorporates culture-competence and family-centered care principles.
• Trains and observes RDs, interns, and students in clinical practice.
• Participates in rounds, care conferences, and care coordination.
• Documents patient care and tracks time/activities for benchmarking, billing, and productivity.
• Supports quality improvement, policy review, and research activities.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Location/Dept: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Job Details: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8- to 10-hour shifts. Holiday availability required

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assesses, plans, and delivers accurate medical nutrition therapy using established standards and evidence.
• Incorporates principles of culture-competence and family-centered care.
• Trains and observes RDs, interns, and students in their clinical practice and provides feedback to enhance understanding and compliance.
• Pursues ongoing professional growth by proactively seeking opportunities for skill enhancement
• 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.
• Participates in advocacy, policy and procedure review, quality improvement and/or research.
• Participates as a collaborative member of committees, task forces, and workgroups, contributing to initiatives and projects that advance the organization's mission.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

• Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.
• Complexity: Falls between the entry and full performance/senior level. Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.
• Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or that are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.
• Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
• Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION - Bachelor's Degree (prior to 2024 graduates). Master's Degree required for 2024 (and beyond) graduates.
• EXPERIENCE - Two (2) years clinical nutrition experience required
• 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.

Hourly Range: $31.25 to $46.87

***The stated range represents the full pay scale; however expected starting pay for this position is above the posted minimum of the range and will likely fall between $34.00 and $38.00/hour.

Eligible Incentives

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified, external candidates. Relocation assistance available to qualified candidates if relocating from 100 miles or greater. Conditions may apply.

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.

Estimated Close Date

12/07/2026