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This position is accountable for providing medical nutrition therapy of the complex pediatric patient in the inpatient and ambulatory settings. The incumbent screens patients for nutritional risk, assesses nutrition needs, identifies nutritional requirements according to age and disease, determines nutrition diagnosis, and develops and implements nutrition plans of care. The incumbent evaluates, monitors and trends the outcomes of medical nutrition therapy intervention and provides and develops nutrition education to patients and families. Assists in the planning, organizing, staffing and directing of assigned activities of the Clinical Dietitian I, dietetic interns and students. Assumes direction of Clinical Nutrition department in absence of Manager.

The Clinical Nutrition Services Department at Valley Children’s Healthcare provides comprehensive nutrition consultation services for pediatric patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.  Our clinical dietitians work closely with pediatric subspecialists to integrate nutrition goals and recommendations into medical care by developing and implementing customized nutrition care plans. The Clinical Nutrition team is highly skilled, specializing in medical nutrition therapy (MNT) that is evidenced-based.  Medical nutrition therapy performed by Registered Dietitians includes screening for nutritional risk, assessing a patient’s nutritional status, developing personalized nutrition interventions, monitoring clinical outcomes, and providing nutrition counseling and education to patients and families. 

Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum three (3) years progressively responsible experience in pediatric nutrition or equivalent education or experience required.
• Bilingual skills preferred.

EDUCATION/LICENSES/EXPERIENCE:

• College Degree - 4 yearn in foods and Nutrition or related subject required.
• Program - coordinated program in Dietetics, dietetic internship, or approved pre-professional practice program required.
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition or related field preferred.
• RD - Registered Dietitian and CNSC - Certified Nutrition Support Clinician required OR CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator OR CSP - Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition OR CLE - Certified Lactation Educator OR CLC - Certified Lactation Counselor OR CSR - Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition required.

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Disclaimer:  Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.