Pediatric Ambulatory Registered Dietitian

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement match

Education assistance and student loan:

Mental health support

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Inova Health System seeks a Pediatric Ambulatory Registered Dietitian to join Inova Ambulatory Clinical Nutrition in Fairfax, VA. This full-time, day-shift role supports comprehensive nutrition care in a pediatric ambulatory setting.

The Dietitian will assess, plan, implement and monitor nutrition interventions, collaborating with physicians and nurses to ensure best practice and positive patient outcomes for children and families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required for licensure before 01/01/2024; Master's degree required for licensure after 01/01/2024.
• RD certification within 3 months; BLS within 3 months.
• Pediatric nutrition experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive nutrition assessments and develops individualized plans.
• Works with physicians and healthcare team to integrate nutrition care into overall plan.
• Educates patients, families and staff to optimize nutrition therapy outcomes.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to enhance knowledge and practice.

Skills

Registered Dietitian (RD) credential

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics

Master's degree (preferred)

RD certification

BLS certification

Job description

Inova Ambulatory Clinical Nutrition is looking for a dedicated Pediatric Ambulatory Registered Dietitian to join the Team. This full-time role will be day-shift working Monday - Friday located in Fairfax, VA.

The Pediatric Ambulatory Registered Dietitian provides safe and therapeutic nutritional care in a comprehensive and systematic manner. Provides clinical services and act as a resource to physicians, nurses and other professional healthcare team members, to provide patients with optimum nutritional care.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Pediatric Ambulatory Registered Dietitian Responsibilities:

• Performs a comprehensive assessment by interpreting multiple, sometimes conflicting, data and synthesizing their interrelationships.
• Formulates an individualized nutrition plan of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
• Anticipates nutritional intervention issues, monitors patient tolerance to nutrition therapy and responds when standards of nutrition care recommend changes.
• Coordinates the nutrition care plan with the physician and other healthcare providers while serving as a resource in the integration of the nutrition care plan into the comprehensive plan of care for the patient.
• Communicates with the healthcare team members, patients and families to maximize patient outcomes.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to increase practice knowledge and incorporate that knowledge into the nutrition plan of care.
• Provides education to physicians, residents, nurses and other healthcare providers to optimize nutrition therapy outcomes.
• Incorporates research findings into nutrition practice standards, may develop/revise patient education programs when applicable, and participates in the development and revision of patient education materials.
• Assesses the educational needs of patients/families and provides appropriate nutrition education/counseling.
• Provides education to physicians, residents, nurses, and other healthcare providers to optimize nutrition therapy interventions and outcomes. Incorporates research findings into nutrition practice standards, may develop/revise patient education programs when applicable, and participates in the development and revision of patient education materials.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree minimum if licensed before 1/1/2024; Dietitians registered after 1/1/2024 must hold a Master's Degree
• Certification: Registered Dietitian (RD) within 3 months; Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association within 3 months

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous pediatric experience preferred.