Clinical Dietitian II

Clinical Dietitian II

We are searching for a Clinical Dietitian II. Someone who 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.

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Qualifications:

• RD/RDN - Certification from Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Commission on Dietetic Registration required
• LD - Licensed Dietitian Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required
• 4 years' experience in Nutrition as a registered dietitian required
• 2 years' experience in pediatric nutrition preferred
• Preferred Certifications:
• CDCES - Cert Diab Care and Educ Spec Certification Board of Diabetes Care and Education
• CCTD - Cert Clin Transplant Dietitian NATCO The Organization for Donation and Transplant Professionals
• CEDS- Cert Eating Disorders Specialist International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals
• CHES - Cert-Cert Health Education Spec National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
• CNSC - Cert-Cert NTI Support CLIN National Board of Nutrition Support Certification
• CSO - Cert-BC SPCLST Oncology NUTR Commission on Dietetic Registration
• CSOWM BC Obese Weight Mgt
• CSP - Cert Spec in Pedi Nutrition Commission on Dietetic Registration
• CSPCC Pedi Critical Care Nutri Commission on Dietetic Registration
• CSR - Brd Cert Spec Renal Nutrition Commission on Dietetic Registration
• CSSD - Brd Cert Spec Sports Dietetics Commission on Dietetic Registration
• IBCLC - Cert-Lactation Con IBCLC International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
• CEDS-C Cert Eating Disorder Specialist Consultant International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals
• CSDH - Certified Specialist Digestive Health Commission

Responsibilities:

• Provides age-appropriate assessments and reassessments of all patients identified at nutrition risk to include malnutrition, weight management, diabetes management and education per established time frame/guidelines.
• Adapts nutrition plan to specific economic, social, cultural, and age-appropriate patient needs utilizing progressive problem-solving skills.
• Assesses learning needs and readiness to learn for all patients/families.
• Identifies and provides education opportunities to staff /students that increase skills (nursing course lectures, dietetic intern lectures, medical student/resident training).
• Participates in the orientation of training of clinical nutrition staff to include oversight of pathways for key areas as well as critical competencies
• Collaborates with other professionals to integrate and communicate nutrition principles that enhance patient outcomes.
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and care management meeting/huddles and interacts with the care team to coordinate the implementation of the nutrition care plan.
• Coordinates/transitions care across the continuum to include home care coordination of products and supplies.
• Implements and utilizes hospital approved hand off technique per policy to facilitate patient hand off to different care providers.

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ' s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ' s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ' s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ' s Health Plan, the nation's first HMO focused on children; Texas Children's Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children's Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ' s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

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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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 425130
• Job Category Dietician
• Posting Date 05/29/2026, 02:36 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations D 6701 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030, US