SUMMARY: This position is accountable for medical nutrition therapy of the pediatric patient. This individual screens patients for nutritional risk, assesses nutrition needs, identifies nutritional requirements according to age and disease, determines nutritional diagnosis, and develops and implements nutrition plans of care. The incumbent evaluates and monitors the outcomes of medical nutrition therapy intervention and provides nutrition education to patients and families to accomplish patient goals.
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree in Foods and Nutrition, or related subject. Completion of a coordinated program in Dietetics, dietetic internship or approved pre-professional practice program. Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration required. Bilingual skills desirable.
POSITION DETAILS: Full-time, M-F, 8-4:30, rotating weekends/holidays
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. Our independent, nonprofit network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to treat conditions ranging from common to the most unusual and complex at our 356-bed children’s hospital as well as through partner hospitals, specialty care centers, satellite practices and primary care services. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood diseases center on the West Coast, and our pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to our Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Valley Children’s consistently ranks at the top of our peer group for quality patient outcomes, patient satisfaction and nursing excellence. Recognized as a Magnet® designated facility since 2004 and granted the gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence™ in critical care, Valley Children’s neonatal and pediatric intensive care units ac...hieve some of the lowest mortality rates in the country while treating some of the sickest kids. In affiliation with Stanford University School of Medicine, Valley Children’s Pediatric Residency and fellowship programs provide first-class training for the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric surgical and medical specialists. With more than 550 physicians and 3,400 staff, Valley Children’s partners with other providers and organizations throughout our 12-county service area to support delivering the best care to kids closer to home.
