Research Dietician

**Essential Job Functions:****Patient Care*** Evaluates patients’ nutritional status by reviewing pertinent information obtained from the medical record, the patient/family, the medical team, external agencies, and medical rounds.* Completes nutrition-focused physical exams when appropriate to further assess nutritional status.* Evaluates and assesses patient response to specialized diet therapy through direct interview; calculating nutrient intake; monitoring growth trends, pertinent lab values, and tolerance of oral, enteral or parenteral feedings.* Makes appropriate recommendations to the clinical team members regarding the nutritional management of the patients.* Enters nutrition-related orders, with confirmation by the Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP), such as therapeutic diets, nutrition supplements, and enteral nutrition.* Provides parenteral nutrition recommendations for ordering by LIP. Reviews LIP orders as appropriate and recommends orders for enteral and parenteral feeding regimens as necessary.* Collaborates with the clinical team, patient and their family, to develop a specialized nutrition care plan for the patient.* Assists with discharge planning and possible arrangements for home care services.* Provides extensive nutrition counseling to patients and their caregivers regarding specialty diet needs and issues relating to nutritional status.* Documents all pertinent information in the Medical Record in accordance to policies and procedures.* Provides outpatient nutrition counseling in the clinic setting.**Nutrition Education/Clinical Inquiry:*** Integrates evidenced-based guidelines into clinical practice.* Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in clinical nutrition and specialty area in order to enhance professional expertise by attending professional meetings, reading appropriate journals, etc.* Provides staff development, in-services and internal presentations to dietitians, members of the medical team and newly hired clinical staff on the principles and applications of nutrition, diet and related procedures.* Acts as a preceptor to student interns in pediatric nutrition care.* Participates in community relations and external speaking events to promote service and education within the Lurie Children’s community and beyond.* Participates in data collection and looks for new trends to track/analyze for quality improvement studies.* Participates in nutrition-related research opportunities as available.**Business:*** Performs job functions adhering to Lurie Children’s service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to patients, families, co-workers and others.* Participates in department-specific and hospital-wide committees and task forces.* Makes recommendations regarding new policies and procedures related to nutrition as needed.* Assists in the planning and implementation for Lurie Children’s Annual Nutrition Conference.* Maintains department documentation and productivity standards and practices effective time management.* Other job functions as assigned.**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:*** Bachelor’s degree from accredited university program **required**, Master’s degree **preferred**.* Minimum of 1 year clinical experience post completion of dietetic internship/supervised practice **required**.* Pediatric clinical experience **preferred**.* Registered Dietitian (RD) issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) **required**.* Illinois State Licensure as a registered dietitian (LDN) **required**. RD with confirmed Illinois license pending will be eligible to work for up to 6 months under supervision of a licensed RD.* The following certifications are preferred:* Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC)* Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)* Pediatric/Renal/Oncology Specialty designated by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics* Demonstrate skills in analyzing problems, making decisions, working independently, counseling and more.* Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).* Excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to interact with patients, families and staff.At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following

to learn more about our benefits.* Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability* Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage* Tuition assistance* Student loan servicing and support* Adoption benefits* Backup Childcare and Eldercare* Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members* Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities* Discount purchasing programAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. #J-18808-Ljbffr