Home Care Dietician- Full Time

Nemours Children’s Hospital is seeking a Clinical Dietitian (FULL-TIME), to join our team in Wilmington, Delaware.

This position provides clinical nutrition consultation in coordination with Physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary care team.

Nutrition Operations – Ensures Delivery of Quality Clinical Nutrition Services

Functions as a nutrition consultant, completing nutrition consults and referrals from Nemours and community providers

Conducts nutrition assessment and intervention for Inpatients and Outpatients, as required by the specific position. For inpatients, this includes those patients identified at high nutrition risk; completes re-screens for patients who are identified at moderate or low nutrition risk upon admission

Develops and implements nutritional care plans based on diet history, labs, medications, supplements, medical history, medical care plan, and expected growth and development appropriate for the patient’s age, sex, cultural /ethnic background and disease specific requirements

Performs nutrition counseling for pediatric patients/caretakers regarding disease specific diets and /or formulas. This requires knowledge of composition of infant, pediatric, and adult formulas, along with ability to calculate specialized formula recipes and meal plans

Documents nutritional assessments and recommendations via EPIC medical record documentation system

Provides recommendations for and prescribes enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition orders, as necessary

Demonstrates clinical proficiency in direct clinical nutrition patient consultation/care and is responsible for the completion of 100% of clinical competencies (to include basic competencies and enteral/parenteral prescribing competencies, as deemed necessary by manager)

Continually updates teaching materials recommended for nutritional therapies pertaining to specific diseases

Serves as nutrition resource to medical team, hospital staff and community

Interacts and coordinates nutritional care of patients with physicians and other health care providers (nurses, social workers, therapists, hospital/community dietitians, homecare companies, pharmacies, and school personnel)

Fulfills on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule with other dietitian staff

Participates as expert speaker/author on pediatric nutrition topics, as appropriate

Fulfills continuing education requirements to maintain registration through the Academy of Nutrition And Dietetics (AND) as a Registered Dietitian (RD), State Licensure, and additional specialty certification (CNSC, CSP, etc.), Complies with Requirements of the RD Clinical Nutrition Ladder, as applicable

Research and Evidence-Based Practice - Ensures Nutrition Care is Consistent With Evidence-Based Standards & Practice

Develops or participates in research projects with other disciplines

Must havecompleted a minimum of a bachelor’s degree at a U.S. regionally accredited university or college and course work accredited or approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).

Must have completed continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration and licensure.

Must obtain RD certificate within 6 months of hire by passing the national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).

Obtain Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist status through the Delaware Department of State: Division of Professional Regulation within 6 months of hire.

Master’s Degree in Nutrition related field preferred.

Hospital Experience preferred, at least 2 years pediatric experience preferred.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.