Clinical Dietitian Senior PRN

Childrenscolorado; Aurora, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Hospital Colorado seeks a Clinical Dietitian Senior to lead medical nutrition therapy for inpatients and outpatients, ensuring safe and evidence-based care within the Clinical Nutrition Team.

You will collaborate across disciplines to optimize patient outcomes, mentor RDs and students, and drive quality improvement initiatives with a focus on professional growth.

Qualifications

• Clinical nutrition knowledge and patient care skills.
• Experience in clinical nutrition recommended.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and deliver medical nutrition therapy.
• Incorporate culture-competence and family-centered care.
• Train RDs, interns, and students in clinical practice.
• Lead quality improvement activities and participate in rounds, care conferences, and care coordination.
• Collaborate with team to improve nutrition services and outcomes.
• Document patient care and track activities for benchmarking and billing.

Education

Bachelor's Degree (prior to 2024)

Master’s Degree (required for 2024 graduates and beyond)

Job description

Job Overview

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!

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. This role leads quality improvement activities and advances the practice of dietetics through professional leadership activities.

Location: Aurora, CO

Job Status: PRN, as needed

Shift: Variable day shift schedules, including inpatient and outpatient coverage across various service lines and potential for holiday/weekend rotation

Duties & Responsibilities

• 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 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.
• Assists in leading advocacy efforts, policy and procedure reviews, and quality improvement or research initiatives; collaborates with committees, task forces, workgroups, and CN department peers to gather and apply data that enhances CN services and outcomes; facilitates professional engagement by mentoring RDs and supporting their involvement in associations, research, and publications.
• Serves as a role model for standards of behavior, NFPE process, advanced interviewing, education, and/or counseling strategies and mentors team members and support their professional growth, skill development, responsibility, accountability, quality improvement and research process.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor's Degree (prior to 2024 graduates). Master’s Degree required for 2024 (and beyond) graduates.
• Experience
  • Four (4) years clinical nutrition experience
• Licenses & Certifications
  • 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: $34.45 to $51.67

• 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 $37.00 and $41.00/hour.

Benefits Information

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 sick leave and a robust wellness program.

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. 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.