Clinical Dietitian

Nemours Children’s Hospital is seeking a Clinical Dietitian (FULL-TIME), to join
our team in Wilmington, Delaware.

This position provides clinical nutrition consultation in coordination with
Physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary care team.

1. Nutrition Operations – Ensures Delivery of Quality Clinical Nutrition
Services

* Functions as a nutrition consultant, completing nutrition consults and
referrals from Nemours and community providers
* Conducts nutrition assessment and intervention for Inpatients and
Outpatients, as required by the specific position.  For inpatients, this
includes those patients identified at high nutrition risk; completes
re-screens for patients who are identified at moderate or low nutrition risk
upon admission
* Develops and implements nutritional care plans based on diet history, labs,
medications, supplements, medical history, medical care plan, and expected
growth and development appropriate for the patient’s age, sex, cultural
/ethnic background and disease specific requirements
* Performs nutrition counseling for pediatric patients/caretakers regarding
disease specific diets and /or formulas. This requires knowledge of
composition of infant, pediatric, and adult formulas, along with ability to
calculate specialized formula recipes and meal plans
* Documents nutritional assessments and recommendations via EPIC medical record
documentation system
* Actively participates in team rounds, as necessary
* Provides recommendations for and prescribes enteral feeding and parenteral
nutrition orders, as necessary
* Demonstrates clinical proficiency in direct clinical nutrition patient
consultation/care and is responsible for the completion of 100% of clinical
competencies (to include basic competencies and enteral/parenteral
prescribing competencies, as deemed necessary by manager)
* Continually updates teaching materials recommended for nutritional therapies
pertaining to specific diseases
* Serves as nutrition resource to medical team, hospital staff and community
* Interacts and coordinates nutritional care of patients with physicians and
other health care providers (nurses, social workers, therapists,
hospital/community dietitians, homecare companies, pharmacies, and school
personnel)
* Fulfills on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule with other dietitian
staff

2. Professional Development 

* Attends appropriate continuing education to maintain professional credentials
and expand knowledge and skills
* Participates as expert speaker/author on pediatric nutrition topics, as
appropriate
* Fulfills continuing education requirements to maintain registration through
the Academy of Nutrition And Dietetics (AND) as a Registered Dietitian (RD),
State Licensure, and additional specialty certification (CNSC, CSP, etc.), as
applicable
* Complies with Requirements of the RD Clinical Nutrition Ladder, as applicable

3. Research and Evidence-Based Practice - Ensures Nutrition Care is Consistent
With Evidence-Based Standards & Practice

* Stays up to date with emerging research and practice guidelines
* Develops or participates in research projects with other disciplines

Requirements

* Must have completed a minimum of a bachelor’s degree at a U. S. regionally
accredited university or college and course work accredited or approved by
the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy
of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
* Minimum one (1) year of experience required.
* Must have completed continuing professional educational requirements to
maintain registration and licensure.
* Must obtain RD certificate within 6 months of hire by passing the national
examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of
the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
* Obtain Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist status through the Delaware Department
of State: Division of Professional Regulation within 6 months of hire.
* Additional state Licensure in Pennsylvania, Maryland, or New Jersey may be
required, based on the position. 
* Additional specialty certification preferred (CDCES, CNSC, CSOWM, and or
CSP).
* Master’s Degree in Nutrition related field preferred.
* Hospital Experience preferred, at least 2 years pediatric experience
preferred.

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Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health
system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver
care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours
Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along
with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and
more than 40 hospital partnerships.
Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit
system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care,
research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach
focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help
every child thrive.
Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to
culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an
environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and
valued.
Learn more at Nemours.org [https://www.nemours.org/].