Registered Dietitian - Inpatient

Primary Location

Burnet Campus

Department: Nutrition Therapy

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Schedule: Full time

• Weekly Hours
• 40
• FTE
• 1
• Employee Status
• Regular

*Expected Starting Pay Range

$58,406.40 - $74,588.80

*Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e. g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.

Job Responsibilities

Location: Burnet Campus, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati OH 45229

Status: 40 hours/week during the Monday-Friday work week

What You Will Do as a Registered Dietitian

Provide personalized nutrition care: Assess each patient’s nutritional needs and develop practical care plans that reflect their medical needs, growth and development, family values, culture, and available resources.

Educate and empower families: Provide nutrition counseling and education that help patients and caregivers confidently follow the nutrition plan at home.

Monitor progress: Evaluate each patient’s response to the nutrition care plan, revise recommendations as needed and use current research to support high-quality practice.

Work as part of the care team: Partner with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and internal and community resources to coordinate care and improve outcomes for patients and families.

Support specialized programs: Provide medical nutrition therapy and nutrition expertise for assigned patients, program areas, division initiatives, and community-based efforts such as healthy weight and healthy eating programs.

Share your expertise: Explain pediatric nutrition principles to nutrition staff, care team members, and community partners, and help orient and educate new dietitians.

Guide and develop others: Orient, supervise, and direct diet technicians and interns, as applicable.

Grow professionally: Participate in committees, work groups, process-improvement activities, and learning opportunities that strengthen the department, hospital, and profession.

Support responsible operations: Complete productivity records, enter charges promptly, contribute to team projects, and take ownership of assigned work.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 0+ years of work experience in a related job discipline
• Registered Dietician, Licensed Dietitian in the state of Ohio

About Us

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.

Cincinnati Children's Is

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years

• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding
• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025)
• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune
• Consistently certified as great place to work
• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability
• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

We Embrace Innovation—Together. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us.

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Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability