Dietitian/Nutritionist - Pediatric Endocrinology

About the role

Scheduled Hours: 40
Position Summary: Provides nutritional care of individuals in health or disease, applying the science and art of human nutrition.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborates and negotiates with investigators in planning and implementing research studies, including literature review.
• Aids in obtaining and evaluating nutrition histories from subjects, covering food habits.
• Might involve contacting families to plan nutrition aspects of studies well in advance of admission dates.
• Designs diets for research studies according to the project's plan, taking into account nutritional principles, subjects' needs, and preferences.
• Supervises the service of regular and clinical diets for studies that don't require balance procedures.
• Supervises Research Dietetic Assistants in the production and service of research diets with appropriate controls.
• Makes necessary changes to diet or procedures as needed.
• Develops innovative recipes, which may require unusual products or combinations.
• Aids in preparing food aliquots for laboratory analysis as required by research study protocols.
• Interacts with medical students, house officers, fellows, and investigators.
• Counsels and educates patients and families to meet requirements for continued nutritional care.
• Performs other duties as required or as workload changes.

Working Conditions

Job Location/Working Conditions: Normal office environment.
Physical Effort: Typically sitting at a desk or table.
Equipment: Office equipment.

Education

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree - Dietetics
Preferred Qualifications: M.S. - Master of Science

Work Experience

Adult or Pediatric Dietetics: 2 years

Skills

Not Applicable

Driver's License

A driver's license is not required for this position.

Salary Range

$58,300.00 - $90,400.00 / Annually

Questions

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Accommodation

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Benefits Statement

Personal: Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
Wellness: Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
Family: We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.