Registered Dietitian - Inpatient Liver

CO00 Children's Hospital Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 58,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 30 days/year

Promotional pay opportunities

Benefits start immediately

Job summary

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Registered Dietitian for the Inpatient Liver Unit. This 40-hour-per-week role provides personalized nutrition care, collaborates with physicians and nurses, and supports families in applying nutrition plans to daily life.

You will monitor progress, adjust care plans as needed, participate in the department's clinical ladder, and contribute to initiatives like healthy weight programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 0+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian in the state of Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized nutrition care: Assess patient needs and develop practical care plans.
• Educate and empower families: Counsel and educate families to follow nutrition plans at home.
• Monitor progress: Evaluate response to care plans and update recommendations as needed.
• Collaborate with care team: Partner with physicians, nurses and allied health professionals.
• Support programs: Provide nutrition expertise for program areas and initiatives.
• Share knowledge: Explain pediatric nutrition principles to staff and partners.
• Develop others: Orient and supervise diet technicians and interns as applicable.
• Grow and improve: Participate in committees and process-improvement activities.

Skills

Nutrition care

Family education

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian in Ohio

Job description

Primary Location Burnet Campus Department Nutrition Therapy Shift Day (United States of America) Schedule Full time Weekly Hours 40 FTE 1 Employee Status Regular *Expected Starting Pay Range $58,406.40 - $74,588.80 *Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, on-call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Registered Dietitian for the Inpatient Liver Unit Location: Burnet Campus, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati OH 45229 Status: 40 hours/week during the Monday-Friday work week.

What We Have to Offer:

• Internationally Recognized: Cincinnati Children’s is nationally ranked in all pediatric specialties. For more than 15 years, we have been named a top-ranked pediatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report and are the #2 recipient of pediatric research grants from the National Institutes of Health.
• Family-Centered Care: Dietitians work alongside a medical team of doctors, nurses, and other allied health professionals. We consider the family’s community setting and culture and how family members interact with nutrition and health.
• Clinical Ladder: Designed to advance and recognize the knowledge, skills, experience, and leadership abilities of the staff within the Nutrition Therapy Division. Promotional pay opportunities available.
• Benefits and Paid Time Off: Benefits start immediately. RDs can accrue 30 days of PTO each year; unused PTO rolls over. Additional PTO for some promotions.

What you will do as a Reg. Dietitian

• Provide personalized nutrition care: Assess each patient’s nutritional needs and develop practical care plans that reflect their medical needs, growth and development, family values, culture, and available resources.
• Educate and empower families: Provide nutrition counseling and education that help patients and caregivers confidently follow the nutrition plan at home.
• Monitor progress: Evaluate each patient’s response to the nutrition care plan, revise recommendations as needed and use current research to support high-quality practice.
• Work as part of the care team: Partner with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and internal and community resources to coordinate care and improve outcomes for patients and families.
• Support specialized programs: Provide medical nutrition therapy and nutrition expertise for assigned patients, program areas, division initiatives, and community-based efforts such as healthy weight and healthy eating programs.
• Share your expertise: Explain pediatric nutrition principles to nutrition staff, care team members, and community partners, and help orient and educate new dietitians.
• Guide and develop others: Orient, supervise, and direct diet technicians and interns, as applicable.
• Grow professionally: Participate in committees, work groups, process‑improvement activities, and learning opportunities that strengthen the department, hospital, and profession.
• Support responsible operations: Complete productivity records, enter charges promptly, contribute to team projects, and take ownership of assigned work.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 0+ years of work experience in a related job discipline
• Registered Dietician, Licensed Dietitian in the state of Ohio

About Us

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.

Cincinnati Children's is: Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune Consistently certified as great place to work A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability Magnet designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) We Embrace Innovation-Together. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us.

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.