Outpatient Pediatric Dietitian: Hematology/Oncology

Nemours; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, DE is seeking an Outpatient Clinical Dietitian - Hematology/Oncology (FULL-TIME) to join our pediatric nutrition team. The role provides clinical nutrition consultation in coordination with physicians and the multidisciplinary care team, focused on outpatient hematology/oncology patients, with emphasis on growth, disease-specific nutrition, and family education.

Responsibilities include completing nutrition consults, assessments, care plans, counseling

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from US regionally accredited university and CADE/AND approved coursework.
• Minimum one year of experience.
• RD certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Delaware licensure within 6 months of hire; other state licensure may be required.
• Master's degree in nutrition preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutrition consults and referrals from Nemours and community providers.
• Assess and intervene for inpatients and outpatients; complete re-screens as needed.
• Develop and implement nutrition care plans based on age, growth, and disease-specific needs.
• Counsel pediatric patients and caregivers on disease-specific diets and formulas.
• Document assessments and recommendations in EPIC.
• Participate in team rounds and coordinate with the medical team.
• Prescribe enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition orders as necessary.
• Maintain clinical competencies and update teaching materials.
• Coordinate nutritional care with physicians, nurses, and other providers.
• Fulfill on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule.

Skills

Nutrition consults

Nutrition assessment

Enteral/parenteral nutrition orders

On-call responsibilities

Education

Bachelor's degree

CADE/AND accreditation

RD certification within 6 months

Delaware licensure within 6 months

Master's degree preferred

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, DE is seeking an Outpatient Clinical Dietitian - Hematology/Oncology (FULL-TIME) to join our pediatric nutrition team. The role provides clinical nutrition consultation in coordination with physicians and the multidisciplinary care team, focused on outpatient hematology/oncology patients, with emphasis on growth, disease-specific nutrition, and family education.

Responsibilities include completing nutrition consults, assessments, care plans, counseling