Job Description
Boston Children's Hospital seeks a Pediatric Registered Dietitian to deliver expert nutrition care for infants, children, and adolescents in a leading academic medical center. In this role, you'll conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments, interpret growth and lab data, and develop individualized care plans for diverse pediatric conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings. You'll collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, therapists, and families, provide education on specialized diets and feeding strategies, and document care in the EMR. You'll also engage in rounds, quality-improvement or research projects, and contribute to a mission-driven, innovative, and teaching-focused environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide evidence-based nutrition assessment and counseling to pediatric patients and families across inpatient and outpatient settings
- Develop, implement, and monitor individualized nutrition care plans in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary care teams
- Interpret growth parameters, labs, and dietary intake to guide medical nutrition therapy for a wide range of pediatric conditions
- Educate patients, caregivers, and staff on specialized diets, enteral/parenteral nutrition, and feeding strategies
- Document assessments, care plans, and progress notes in the electronic medical record in accordance with hospital and regulatory standards
- Participate in clinical rounds, case conferences, and quality-improvement or research initiatives related to pediatric nutrition
- Precept or mentor dietetic interns and contribute to staff education and continuous learning
- Collaborate on development of nutrition protocols, patient education materials, and best-practice guidelines
Required Skills
- Pediatric nutrition assessment
- Medical nutrition therapy (MNT)
- Growth chart interpretation
- Enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Electronic medical records (EMR) documentation
- Interdisciplinary care collaboration
- Patient and family education
- Specialized pediatric diets and feeding protocols
- Clinical research and quality improvement participation
- Nutritional calculations and data analysis
