Job Description
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare seeks a Pediatric Registered Dietitian to provide evidence-based nutrition care to infants, children, and adolescents. Responsibilities include completing nutrition assessments, developing individualized care plans, managing enteral and parenteral nutrition, and providing counseling to patients and families. The RD will collaborate with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams, support nutrition education, participate in quality improvement, and uphold our faith-based, patient-centered values of compassion, integrity, and excellence.
Responsibilities
- Complete comprehensive nutrition assessments for pediatric inpatients and outpatients
- Develop and implement individualized pediatric nutrition care plans
- Manage enteral and parenteral nutrition orders and monitoring
- Provide nutrition counseling and education to patients, families, and caregivers
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and allied health on interdisciplinary care plans
- Document care in the electronic health record in accordance with regulatory standards
- Monitor growth, labs, and clinical outcomes to adjust interventions
- Contribute to patient and staff nutrition education programs
- Participate in quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives
- Uphold faith-based, patient-centered values in all interactions
Required Skills
- Pediatric nutrition assessment
- Medical nutrition therapy
- Enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Electronic health records (EHR)
- Anthropometric measurement and growth charting
- Nutrition-focused physical exam (NFPE)
- Interdisciplinary care coordination
- Patient and family counseling
- Menu and formula calculation
- Quality improvement in clinical nutrition
