Clinical Dietitian - Nutrition Clinic

Job Title & Specialty Area : Clinical Dietitian

Department : Clinical Nutrition - Nutrition Clinic

Location : Plano

Shift : FT Day

Job Type : On-Site

Why Children’s Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary :

Provide competent nutritional information to patients and be an active participant in the interdisciplinary teams. Responsible for providing nutritional care to patients through nutritional monitoring, assessment, calculations, recommendations and education.

Ensure patients, families, hospital staff, and the community receives optimal nutritional information based on current research and practice.

Provides training for interns.

Responsibilities :

Provide nutritional monitoring, assessment, calculations, recommendations, and education for patients and serve as a nutrition resource for the hospital, staff, patients, families, and the community.

May write nutrition orders per medical nutrition therapy protocol.

• Focus on developing and maintaining knowledge and skill by seeking and providing feedback to improve clinical practice.
• May provide medical nutrition therapy coverage to a broad spectrum of diagnoses by covering on call needs and supporting all units during the weekend shift depending on assignment.
• Provide clear, effective, and professional communication to patients and family, staff, and community.
• Train dietetic interns in service area and general pediatrics.
• Complete administrative tasks, such as patient and non patient related phone calls and e-mails, ongoing required competencies, etc.
• Attend various meeting, committee involvement, contribute to projects and give presentations.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 1 year job category-specific experience Preferred
• At least 1 year For End Stage Renal Disease only : minimum 1 year professional work experience in clinical dietetics after becoming a registered dietitian.

Does not include internship experience) Required

EDUCATION

Four-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• State Dietetic License (i.e. LD - Licensed Dietitian) 90 Days Required
• National Dietetic Registration (i.e. RD - Registered Dietitian) 90 Days Required
• National Provider Identification Number (NPI) 90 Days Required

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues.

We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits How We’ll Care for You :

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class.

This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.