Registered Dietitian - Pediatrics Ambulatory

                    

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Job Title

Registered Dietitian - Pediatrics Ambulatory

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Peds Nutrition Services-Children's Institute

                      

Job Code

T23012

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join our dynamic outpatient care team as an Ambulatory Pediatric Dietitian, where you will play a vital role in supporting the health and well-being of children and their families. In this role, you will partner with pediatric patients and caregivers to assess nutritional needs, provide expert guidance, and develop individualized care plans tailored to each child’s unique medical history, lifestyle, and goals.

You will see an average of 7 patients per day, offering compassionate, evidence-based nutrition counseling for a wide range of needs—from optimizing overall wellness and building healthy eating habits to managing and reducing the risk of chronic conditions.

As a key member of our interdisciplinary care model, you will contribute to a holistic approach that prioritizes the full spectrum of pediatric health. Your expertise will empower families with the knowledge and tools they need to make informed decisions and support long-term healthy outcomes.

This position offers a consistent daytime schedule with start times of 7:00 AM or 8:00 AM, along with a weekend rotation and one holiday commitment per year, supporting both patient access and work-life balance.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education and counseling to patients. 

• Implement nutritional care plans, communicate plans, establish a follow-up system and maintain documentation. 

• Write changes for diet orders, initiate nutrient intake assessments, assess patients for nutritional deficiencies, evaluate fluids and electrolytes and review laboratory and clinical progress notes. 

• Inform physicians of patient nutritional status and need for diet changes.  

• Create and revise education materials, participate in program development and develop, implement and market services.    

• Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or a related field 

• Current licensure as a Licensed Dietitian (LD)  

• Active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD) 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• One year of experience as a Registered Dietitian in Clinical Nutrition OR successful completion of CCF Dietetic Internship Program 

• Pediatric experience

     

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to a large number of patients throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
• Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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