Job Description

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Job Description

Pediatric Clinical Dietitian

• Under general supervision, collaborates with members of the healthcare team, attends daily rounds and provides nutrition care to pediatric inpatients in a fast-paced setting.
• Independently performs the nutrition care process, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation, specific to age and medical status.
• In collaboration with team, develops an interdisciplinary nutrition plan of care. Proficient in enteral and parenteral nutrition in pediatric patients.
• Provides education, training, and expertise to members of the healthcare team and dietetic interns to advance their development in the field.
• Pediatric coverage includes rotations between the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and the pediatric progressive care unit (PPCU). The PICU provides care to critically ill patients ages neonate through young adult with medical, surgical, and cardiac surgery diagnoses. The PPCU provides care for children from birth through 21 years of age. PPCU patients include general medicine, hematology, oncology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, nephrology, pediatric surgery and orthopedic patients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics or related field required.
• Registration by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) required. Current licensure in the state of Maryland as a Dietitian/Nutritionist required.
• Preferred: Four (4) years clinical experience is required as a Registered Dietitian at a hospital facility, including completion of UMMC initial review. Less experience welcome to apply. 
• Preferred: Prior completion of a Specialty Fellowship Program or Active Specialty Certification: CNSC, CDE, CSR, CSP, CSO, IBCLC. Maintenance of 30 CEUs/2 years (20 CEU in a specialty area every two years) is required.
• Current on all mandatory classes/training Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology as they relate to nutrition is required to make clinical decisions regarding a patient’s nutritional care plan.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

  Compensation

• Pay Range: $33.36-$46.7
• Other Compensation (if applicable):

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