CLINICAL DIETITIAN

CLINICAL DIETITIAN

JOB SUMMARY

Join a collaborative pediatric healthcare team providing specialized medical nutrition therapy and nutrition support to infants, children, and adolescents from birth to 18 years of age. This full-time position is primarily inpatient-focused, with the opportunity to provide

specialized nutrition care to a small outpatient population.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION

As a member of our Clinical Nutrition Services team, you will:

• Provide expert nutrition care for infants, children, and adolescents with a wide range of complex medical and nutritional needs.
• Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments and develop individualized nutrition care plans using evidence-based medical nutrition therapy.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes and support family-centered care.
• Manage nutrition support therapies, including enteral and parenteral nutrition, while monitoring patient response and adjusting plans as needed.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers to promote understanding and successful implementation of nutrition recommendations.
• Document nutrition care and outcomes in accordance with regulatory, professional, and organizational standards.
• Contribute to quality improvement, program development, and professional learning initiatives that advance pediatric nutrition practice.
• Support continuity of care by providing follow-up services for select patients in the outpatient setting.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Educational Requirements

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or related field.
• Completion of required coursework, Dietetic Internship and successful passing of the CDR exam are required.
• If successful passing of the CDR exam prior to 1/1/24, a Bachelor’s degree with completion of required coursework and Dietetic Internship are required.

Licensure, Certification and Registration

• Dietitian licensure in the State of Maryland with maintenance of licensure through required continuing education.
• Registration with the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.

Work Orientation and Experience

• Pediatric clinical nutrition experience recommended.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively and courteously with patients, families and members of the health care team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to lift, move or position patients of varying sizes and weights in order to obtain anthropometric data as needed

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports to the Director of Clinical Nutrition for administrative and operational direction
• Works cohesively with members of the clinical team to provide optimal nutrition care for all patients
• Directs, teaches and guides the Nutrition Assistant staff

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Directly interfaces daily with patients and families, fellow team members, medical providers, nursing staff and other health system staff.

TOOLS/EQUIPMENT USED

Calculator and computer program for calculation of nutrient plan and patient intake, calipers and scale as needed. Personal Computer for documentation in medical records.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/WORKING CONDITIONS

Typical health care environment. Incumbent is expected to use good judgement and employ Universal Precautions when working with patient to reduce/eliminate exposure to communicable disease and infection. Contact with blood and body fluids is not expected on a routine basis. However, contact is possible when performing certain tasks indicated in the essential job functions.

This job description identifies the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not to be considered an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties or skills required of an incumbent.

Updated 09/10/2024, 11/25/2025, 8/11/2026