Dietitian Assistant

Children's Hospital Colorado; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 57,709,000 - 86,564,000; Part time

Job summary

The Dietitian Assistant at Children's Hospital Colorado provides operational support for the Clinical Nutrition department and assists with patients' nutritional care in Colorado Springs.

The role is part-time (24 hours/week), three 8-hour day shifts (7:30am–4:00pm) with weekend and holiday availability, and involves nutritional risk screening, diet planning, keto-diet coordination, and collaboration with RD and food services to ensure appropriate meals.

Qualifications

• Associate of Science degree in Nutrition or related field.
• Area of Study in Nutrition, Dietetics, Healthcare or related field.
• Certification as a registered dietetic technician or two years of related work experience may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Determines nutritional risk of patients and communicates with RD staff.
• Prepares and distributes formulas from the formula lab.
• Calculates and documents patient intakes and nutrition support for inpatient orders.
• Triages phone calls, screens nutrition risk, records calorie counts, analyzes diet, plans meals, and initiates ketogenic diet.
• Coordinates ketogenic diet orientation with the RD team and plans patient menus.
• Provides training to families on keto meal preparation for inpatient and home use.
• Collaborates with room service to ensure diet modifications are followed.
• Assists with outpatient diet analysis of RD and medical records.
• Supports eating disorder RDs with family menu planning and meal ordering per plan level.
• Documents daily enteral and parenteral nutrient intake for ICU patients.

Education

Associate of Science

Area of Study: Nutrition, Dietetics, Healthcare or other related field

Certification as a registered dietetic technician or two years of related work experience may be accepted in lieu of education requirements

Job description

The Dietitian Assistant provides operational support for the Clinical Nutrition department and clinical assistance with patient's nutritional care.

Location: Colorado Springs

Job Status: Part-time, 24 hours per week

Shift: Days. Three 8-hour shifts per week, 7:30am - 4:00pm. Weekend and holiday availability required.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Determines nutritional risk of patients in accordance with policies and procedures and maintains communication with Registered Dietitian (RD) staff.
• Responsible for the preparation and distribution of formulas prepared in formula lab.
• Partners with patients, families and nursing to calculate and document all intakes, oral and nutrition support for inpatient orders for calorie count.
• Responsible for triaging phone calls, nutrition risk screening, calorie counts, diet analysis, meal planning, nutrition support flow sheet calculations and ketogenic diet initiation.
• Supports and coordinates the ketogenic diet orientation with the ketogenic RD and team. Plans menus for patients in accordance with the ketogenic diet prescription.
• Provides training to families on how to prepare keto meals while in patient and for home use.
• Coordinates and collaborates closely with the room service coordinators in food service to ensure compliance with inpatients diet modifications.
• Assists patients and families in meal planning for patients on a complex therapeutic diet that cannot be managed through room service. Responsible for outpatient diet analysis of food records submitted by RD's and medical providers.
• Supports and collaborates with the eating disorder RD's to help families with patient menu planning. Coordinates with families in ordering meals in compliance with the correct meal plan level.
• Responsible for the accurate calculation and timely documentation of daily enteral and parenteral nutrient intake for patients in the critical care inpatient units.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Associate of Science
• Area of Study
  • Nutrition, Dietetics, Healthcare or other related field.
• Equivalency
  • Certification as a registered dietetic technician or two (2) years of related work experience may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $20.14 to $30.21

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.

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: 10/29/2026