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Texas Children's Hospital
The Woodlands, Texas

Clinical Dietitian II-GI & Renal

DietitianFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

We are searching for a Clinical Dietitian – someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide nutritional assessment of pediatric patients, care plan development, and management of needs across the patient care continuum as well as provide education and special project support to the clinical nutrition staff and department.

Think You’ve Got What It Takes?

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required

Master’s Degree Preferred

LD, RD, and RD-AP, RDN-AP or CDCES, CCTD, CEDRD, CHES, CNSC, CSO, CSOWM BC, CSPCC, CSR, CSSD, or IBCLC 4 Years Experience in the nutrition field 2 years pediatric nutrition experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provides nutritional assessment and ongoing development of appropriate plan of care Provides staff, patient, and community education Communicates with other healthcare professionals to integrate nutrition principles that enhance patient outcomes Participates in, interprets, and uses research to enhance clinical practice Documents nutrition care effectively within the medical record Assumes additional responsibilities for clinical program oversight that promote departmental initiatives

Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands is north Houston’s first true, free-standing pediatric hospital designed, equipped and staffed exclusively to provide care in more than 25 areas of specialty care for children and adolescents. Hospital facilities include 24 emergency center rooms, outpatient exam rooms, radiology rooms, operating rooms and acute care beds, as well as a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Licensure & Certifications

A Bachelor's degree is required, though a Master's degree is preferred, along with four years of experience in the nutrition field, preferably two years in pediatric nutrition. Candidates must hold specific credentials such as LD, RD, RDN-AP, or others listed.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EducationHealthcare CommunicationResearch InterpretationMedical Record DocumentationGIRenal

Dietitian Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Dietitian listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dietitian II-GI & Renal at Texas Children's Hospital a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 15% of all dietitian listings evaluated on our platform.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 27 employers

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$115k-125k
3
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Relocation assistance
5%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in The Woodlands

Median resident rent
$1,822/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.