Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - Pediatric Inpatient Nutrition
Core
Provide evidence-based nutritional therapy and education for neonatal and pediatric patients in the NICU and inpatient floor.
Role type
Pediatric Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
Builds
Individualized nutrition care plans, parenteral/enteral feeding protocols, and group nutrition education classes.
Domain
Healthcare / Pediatric Nutrition
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nutritional assessment, care plan development, parenteral/enteral feeding management, patient counseling, interdisciplinary collaboration, documentation, statistics compilation, precepting
Preferred skills
Pediatric experience, Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP)
Technologies
Nutrition Care Process, Clinical Nutrition policy
Responsibilities
Assess individual nutritional needs via interviews and medical record review; Develop diet composition and feeding rate plans; Confer with healthcare team to set patient care goals; Counsel families on therapeutic diets; Plan and conduct group nutrition classes; Write nutrition orders for hospitalized patients; Mentor new staff and precept students.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC