Clinical Dietitian

Job Title & Specialty Area: Clinical Dietitian
- Eating Disorder Program

Department: Clinical Nutrition

Location: Plano, Texas

Shift: Monday
- Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Job Type: On-Site

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.

Provide competent nutritional care to patients through nutritional assessment, diagnosis, interventions, monitoring, and evaluation of outcomes. Active participant in the interdisciplinary team. Works well in a fast‑paced clinical setting. Communicates information effectively to providers, families, and patients in a developmentally appropriate manner. Ensures nutritional information reflects evidenced‑based practice. Provides training and development to interns, dietitians, and medical staff.

• Provide medical nutrition therapy through nutrition assessment, diagnosis, interventions, monitoring and evaluation of outcomes for patients
• May write nutrition orders per medical nutrition therapy protocol
• Serve as a nutrition resource for the hospital, staff, patient, families and the community
• Document nutrition care effectively within medical records and facilitate handoff to different levels of care and care providers
• Demonstrates critical thinking in clinical practice through patient prioritization, evaluating potential implications of treatment decisions, utilizing resources to guide clinical decisions, and managing time efficiently for time sensitive clinical interventions
• Calculate formula recipes for hospital and discharge. Create formula lab and home recipes utilizing hand calculations and electronic application program. Calculate formula concentration and dose additives for hospital and home recipes.
• Have knowledge of appropriate parenteral nutrition (TPN) management including initiation, advancement, and weaning. Recommend parenteral nutrition macronutrient and micronutrient composition based on disease state.
• Demonstrate understanding of enteral nutrition feeding types and modalities based on disease state. Identify appropriate formula type, composition, administration, and schedule for patients in the home and hospital setting.
• Identify and document malnutrition and recommend appropriate interventions based on severity of malnutrition
• May review and analyze nutritional lab values and nutrition‑related medications/supplement. Communicate recommendations to providers and families
• Participates in teaching/patient rounds for assigned patients and service areas
• Train dietetic interns, clinical dietitians, and medical residents and fellows
• Provide clear, effective, and professional communication to patients and family, staff, and community
• 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

• 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

• Four‑year Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Required
• Graduate or professional work or advanced degree; or equivalent experience Master's degree with completion of required coursework and supervised practice as dictated by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) for Dietitians graduating after January 2024 Required

• State Dietetic License (i.e. LD
  - Licensed Dietitian) 90 Days…