Clinical Dietitian Senior

Colorado Psychiatric; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Hospital Colorado is seeking an outpatient Registered Dietitian to support our Digestive Health Institute. This role provides specialized medical nutrition therapy to patients in gastroenterology clinics, including liver disease and other GI conditions, within inpatient and outpatient settings.

The Clinical Dietitian Senior serves as a lead team member, advancing dietetics through leadership, quality improvement, and collaboration with families, clinicians, and trainees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a relevant field.
• Four years of clinical nutrition experience.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) per CDR guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and deliver medical nutrition therapy per established standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve CN services.
• Mentor RDs, interns, and students in clinical practice.
• Participate in rounds, care conferences, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Document patient care and track activities for benchmarking and billing.

Skills

Medical nutrition therapy

Dietary assessment

Education

Bachelor of Science

Job description

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!

We are seeking an outpatient Registered Dietitian to support our Digestive Health Institute. This role provides specialized medical nutrition therapy to patients seen in our gastroenterology clinics, including liver disease, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), and other GI conditions.

The Clinical Dietitian Senior a lead team member who provides comprehensive, safe, and ethical medical nutrition therapy to patients, families, and other clients in inpatient or outpatient settings. Leads quality improvement activities and advances the practice of dietetics through professional leadership activities.

Additional Information

Location/Dept: Clinical Nutrition Digestive Health Institute
Job Details: 1.0 FTE; 40 hours/week - eligible for benefits (non-exempt)
Shift: 8:00am-4:30pm, 5x8 hour shifts. May be part of a rotating weekend and holiday rotation.

Duties & Responsibilities

Assesses, plans, and delivers accurate medical nutrition therapy using established standards and evidence.
Collaborates as a member of committees, task forces, and/or workgroups.
Collaborates with CN department peers to gather and utilize data to develop processes to improve CN services/outcomes. Facilitate connections for other RDs and support their participation in professional associations, research projects, or publications.
Role model for standards of behavior, NFPE process, advanced interviewing, education, and/or counseling strategies. Mentor team members and support their professional growth, skill development, responsibility, accountability, quality improvement and research process.
Financial Responsibility: Assists in achieving departmental financial budget targets.
Incorporates principles of culture-competence and family-centered care.
Trains and observes RDs, interns, and students in their clinical practice. Provides feedback to enhance understanding and compliance.
Pursues professional growth and skill 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.
Participates in advocacy, and leads policy and procedure review, quality improvement and/or research.

• Degrees: Bachelor of Science
• Experience Required: Four (4) years of clinical nutrition experience.
• Licenses & Certifications: Registered Dietitians (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) adhering to the Commission of Dietetic Registration guidelines