Inpatient Pediatric Dietitian — RD

125 Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation; Street (MD); On-site; USD 87,968,000 - 131,952,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide comprehensive medical nutrition therapy for inpatients and outpatients. You will assess needs, review histories and labs, and implement individualized nutrition plans with enteral and parenteral nutrition where indicated.

You will work with physicians, nursing, and pharmacy to optimize care, document in the EMR, and ensure compliant nutrition support orders across shifts and units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition or equivalent field required.
• Graduate degree in nutrition or dietetics preferred.
• ACEND-accredited supervised practice program or eligibility noted.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy to hospital inpatients and outpatients.
• Assess dietary needs, review labs and medical history, and develop plans of care.
• Prescribe enteral/parenteral nutrition and monitor tolerance and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, and nursing to deliver nutrition care.
• Document care in the EMR and ensure nutrition orders align with protocol.

Skills

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Clinical Nutrition

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition

Graduate Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide comprehensive medical nutrition therapy for inpatients and outpatients. You will assess needs, review histories and labs, and implement individualized nutrition plans with enteral and parenteral nutrition where indicated.

You will work with physicians, nursing, and pharmacy to optimize care, document in the EMR, and ensure compliant nutrition support orders across shifts and units.