Pediatric Clinical Dietitian

IU Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program incentive

Job summary

IU Health in Indianapolis is seeking a registered dietitian to deliver medical nutrition therapy for ketogenic diet management in both inpatient and outpatient settings. You will craft individualized feeding plans, monitor growth and labs, and educate patients and families on enteral feeding and safety.

This role requires on-call capabilities and remote weekend coverage, with a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in nutrition and Indiana RD licensure.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required or Bachelor's degree prior to 2024.
• 0-3 years of relevant experience.
• RD registration within 6 months of start date.
• Indiana licensure within 1 year of start date.
• CDR approval may be required for service billing and Indiana RD license.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy for ketogenic diet in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Develop and manage individualized ketogenic diet plans, monitoring growth, labs, and parameters.
• Educate patients and caregivers on ketogenic diet therapy and enteral feeding techniques.
• Collaborate with Neurology, nursing, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain on-call capabilities and remote weekend coverage.

Skills

Nutrition education

Care plan development

Nutrition focused exam

Malnutrition documentation

Education

RD registration

Indiana licensure

Master's or Bachelor's in Nutrition

Job description

Overview

We are looking for team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day.

Why Join IU Health?

As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer:

• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness - Government program that may allow qualifying participants to have the remainder of their student loan balance forgiven (after a set amount of time and specific qualifications have been met).
• Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you
• Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck! The more you participate, the more you earn!

Description:

Potential responsibilities in this job could include providing medical nutrition therapy for infant, pediatric, and adult patients requiring the ketogenic diet for epilepsy and other metabolic disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This role focuses on development and ongoing management of individualized ketogenic diet oral and enteral feeding plans, including formula selection, macronutrient ratios, feeding schedules, and monitoring of growth, tolerance, labs, and metabolic parameters. The dietitian provides patient and caregiver education of ketogenic diet therapy and enteral feeding techniques, safety, and long-term management. Frequent patient follow-up and communication is an important component of quality care while managing the ketogenic diet, as well as accurate and detailed documentation. The dietitian collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team including Neurology, nursing, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals across inpatient and outpatient settings. This position requires on-call capabilities and remote weekend coverage.

• Master's Degree is required or Bachelor's Degree prior to 2024.
• Requires 0-3 years of relevant experience.
• Registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration must be obtained within 6 months of start date.
• Licensure through the state of Indiana must be obtained within 1 year of start date.
• Any clinical area billing for service may require CDR approval and Indiana state RD license prior to start date.
• Requires the ability to develop nutritional care plans and provide nutritional education.
• Requires the ability to demonstrate competency in nutrition focused physical exam and malnutrition documentation.