Pediatric Registered Dietitian

Registered Dietitian

Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV) is seeking an experienced Registered Dietitian to join our dedicated Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition team in Fairfax, VA. This role provides specialized medical nutrition therapy to infants, children, and adolescents with complex gastrointestinal and nutrition-related disorders.

Our team cares for patients with a wide range of conditions including Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Celiac disease, Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), hepatobiliary disorders, short bowel syndrome, feeding disorders, growth faltering, obesity, ex-NICU preemies, and patients requiring enteral or parenteral nutrition.

The Dietitian plays a critical role in supporting providers and delivering comprehensive, patient- and family-centered care. This position offers opportunities for professional growth, specialization, research involvement, speaking engagements, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments for pediatric patients with gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary conditions
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized nutrition care plans, including oral, enteral, and parenteral nutrition when indicated
• Provide age-appropriate, culturally sensitive nutrition counseling and education to patients and caregivers
• Collaborate closely with pediatric gastroenterologists, nurse practitioners, allergists, speech therapists, social workers, and other allied health professionals in multidisciplinary clinics
• Partner with providers to coordinate and integrate nutrition into comprehensive care plans
• Monitor growth parameters, laboratory values, and clinical outcomes; adjust nutrition interventions accordingly
• Advocate for patients and families and serve as a nutrition resource for the healthcare team
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the medical record, including nutrition assessments, diagnoses, care plans, and progress notes
• Assess educational needs of patients and families and deliver appropriate nutrition education and counseling
• Contribute to the development and revision of standards of care, policies, procedures, and nutrition-related goals

Collaborative Opportunities

• Work alongside Nurse Practitioners in the G-Tube Clinics
• Participate in multidisciplinary specialty clinics such as EoE Clinic in partnership with physicians and allergists
• Engage in ongoing education, research initiatives, and professional development

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential required
• Experience in pediatric clinical nutrition preferred
• Experience with GI disorders and enteral/parenteral nutrition strongly preferred
• Strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
• Commitment to family-centered care

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and talk or hear; and type on a keyboard. He/she may be required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and climb or balance. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision, and distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Pediatric Specialists of Virginia