Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - Pediatric Outpatient Nutrition
Core
Provides safe, ethical, and competent evidence-based nutritional therapy for pediatric patients in an outpatient clinical setting.
Role type
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (Pediatric Outpatient)
Builds
Individual nutrition care plans, therapeutic diets, and group nutrition classes for children.
Domain
Healthcare / Pediatrics / Clinical Nutrition
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nutrition assessment, diet planning, parenteral/enteral feeding management, patient counseling, group education, documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, mentorship
Preferred skills
Advanced/specialty certification, related work experience
Technologies
Nutrition Care Process, Electronic Health Records (implied by medical record review)
Responsibilities
Assess individual needs through interviews and medical record review; Develop plans for diet composition, meal patterns, and feeding volumes; Counsel individuals and families on therapeutic diets; Plan and conduct group nutrition classes; Write nutrition orders for hospitalized patients; Precept students and mentor new staff members.
Seniority
Entry-level to Senior (4+ years experience)