Clinical Dietitian Endocrinology Specialist

4 days ago


Columbus, Ohio, United States Nationwide Children's Hospital Full time
Job Title: Clinical Dietitian Endocrinology

We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Dietitian Endocrinology to join our team at Nationwide Children's Hospital. As a Clinical Dietitian Endocrinology, you will be responsible for providing high-quality nutritional care to pediatric, adolescent, and select adult patients in assigned service lines.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Initiates and provides complete nutritional care of inpatients and/or outpatients on assigned service lines.
  • Develops, updates, and/or implements standards of patient care applicable to the assigned patient population.
  • Ensures high-quality standards consistent with current evidence-based practice (EBP) nutrition research.
  • Completes nutrition screening and assessments according to established protocols to determine each patient's specific nutrient needs.
  • Develops and implements appropriate nutrition care plan and documents nutrition-related information in the patient's electronic medical record (EMR), chart, or written report as appropriate.
  • Interprets appropriateness (age/developmental/medical/cultural) of diet orders for modified diets, enteral feedings, and infant formulas based on recommendations made in the current diet manuals approved by the Hospital's medical executive director.
  • Oversees the assignment of nutrition intervention, and/or other department activities, to Dietetic Technician(s), Registered (DTR) based on the job description and accepted nutrition standards and guidelines.
  • Monitors and calculates (or delegates calculation of) the nutrient intake of patients as requested by the physician or RD, LD and documents summary in the EMR or appropriate report (in the case of a private physician referral).
  • Uses clinical expertise to make recommendations for any modification or supplementation.
  • Provides (or oversees delegation) of patient education regarding specific modified diets and/or normal nutrition as prescribed by the physician and adapts information for home use.
  • Documents patient/caregiver comprehension in the EMR or in the case or private patients, sends a report to the referring physician.
  • Serves as a consultant in response to nutrition-related inquiries from patients/caregivers, medical staff, and the Education Foundation.
  • Attends and participates in pertinent patient care conferences and physician/team rounds on assigned services to improve communication and facilitate the provision of high-quality patient care.
  • Collaborates with the medical team to provide high-quality patient care.
  • Monitors (or delegates the monitoring of) patients receiving enteral nutrition therapy. Evaluates the patient's response to therapy through anthropometric and laboratory indices. Documents recommendations for therapy changes in the EMR and patient cardex (if appropriate).
  • Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of departmental goals to enhance patient care.
  • Serves as a preceptor to assigned dietetic students. Assigns patient care-related work to students, monitors students' performance, and provides regular written and verbal feedback. Monitors students' calculations and ensures appropriate involvement in patient care. Communicates and collaborates with the students' instructors as needed.
  • Shares informative education to Clinical Nutrition, Lactation, Nutrition Services, Nutrition Support Services, medical, nursing, and allied medical staff members on nutrition-related topics.
  • Maintains current (EBP) knowledge.
  • Participates in clinical research, quality improvement initiatives, and hospital committees as needed.
  • Participates in educational activities to develop/enhance/maintain licensure and registration requirements. Focuses on activities to enhance age/developmental/medical/cultural knowledge and skills.
  • Demonstrates RD, LD competencies on an annual basis and completes hospital mandatory education on an annual basis.
  • Collaborates with Nutrition Services staff to coordinate patient food preference, data collection, menu modification, and formula/enteral feeding preparation, use, and appropriateness.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in nutrition, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) registration, and licensure to practice as a dietitian from the Ohio Board of Dietetics; OR licensed permit with completion and passing of the RD exam within 3 months of employment.
  • Experience as a clinical registered & licensed dietitian preferred; clinical pediatric experience desirable.
  • Analytical and organizational skills required to evaluate patients' nutrition needs, with age/developmental medical/cultural appropriateness in mind, and to formulate and implement care plans.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills required to educate patients, families/caregivers, hospital staff, and the public; and to write reports and correspondence and document patient care activities.
  • Effective interpersonal skills required in interactions with patients and families/caregivers, NCH medical, nursing, and allied medical staff, other clinical registered & licensed dietitians, occupational therapists, and speech therapists, other hospital personnel, other agencies, and institutions, and the public.

Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?

We offer a collaborative culture that fosters new discoveries and innovative care. Our team is passionate about building, sustaining, and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.

We are a place where passion meets purpose. Our team is dedicated to improving the lives of the kids we care for and the kids around the world we'll never meet. We know it takes a collaborative culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research.

We are a place to be proud of. Our team is committed to making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. We are seeking individuals who share our passion for delivering high-quality patient care and are committed to making a positive impact in our community.



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