Part-Time Clinical Dietitian - Pediatric Nutrition

Shriners Children's; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

Shriners Children's Chicago is seeking a part-time Clinical Dietitian to develop and implement nutrition care plans for all hospitalized patients as part of an interdisciplinary team.

You will determine nutrition therapy routes, monitor responses, and adjust care to improve patient outcomes, while supporting discharge planning with nutrition considerations. This role requires IL licensure and several years of clinical/nutrition support experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Food and Nutrition Science.
• Current Illinois Clinical Dietitian license.
• 3 years clinical experience.
• 3 years nutrition support experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements nutrition care plans including initial assessment of patients’ nutritional status, patient risk and estimated nutrient requirements.
• Determines appropriate route and composition of nutritional therapy.
• Determines and ensures use of appropriate parameters to monitor patient response to nutritional therapy and makes modifications as necessary to achieve desired outcome.
• Performs metabolic cart studies to identify patient energy requirement.
• Determines criteria for patient nutrition education and provides nutrition counseling to patients consistent with their comprehensive needs and long term goals.
• Collaborates with Care Coordinator to address special nutritional needs for patients discharge planning.

Skills

Clinical Dietetics

Nutrition care planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Food and Nutrition Science

Job description

Shriners Children's Chicago is seeking a part-time Clinical Dietitian to develop and implement nutrition care plans for all hospitalized patients as part of an interdisciplinary team.

You will determine nutrition therapy routes, monitor responses, and adjust care to improve patient outcomes, while supporting discharge planning with nutrition considerations. This role requires IL licensure and several years of clinical/nutrition support experience.