Clinical Dietitian – Inpatient Pediatrics

Duke Careers

. Coordinate all phases of nutrition care, including assessment, care planning, monitoring, education, and counseling .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeDurham • North Carolina • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in medical nutrition therapy, patient assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration while providing culturally sensitive nutrition counseling and education. Maintains licensure and registered dietitian status, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and performance improvement plans.

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Registered Dietitian (RD)Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN)Medical Nutrition TherapyClinical ExperienceNutrition Counseling

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Hard Skills

Nutrition AssessmentCare PlanningNutritional Status EvaluationDiet Orders WritingEducation Material Development

Soft Skills

Interdisciplinary Team CollaborationPatient EducationSupervision and Training

Certifications & Qualifications

Commission on Dietetic Registration

Industry Keywords

Acute Care EnvironmentCultural NeedsPerformance Improvement PlansJCAHO ComplianceDietetic Internship

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate all phases of nutrition care, including assessment, care planning, monitoring, education, and counseling
Provide specialized medical nutrition therapy primarily for General Pediatric patient populations
Evaluate, interpret, monitor, and document nutritional status and needs of inpatients and outpatients
Provide age-specific nutrition counseling addressing patients' and families' cultural needs
Develop, review, update, and implement educational materials
Write orders for diet, supplements, enteral/parenteral nutrition, and laboratory data per hospital policy
Function as an integral member of the clinical interdisciplinary team
Precept dietetic interns and train newly hired clinical staff
Supervise the daily work of registered dietetic technicians and provide input into evaluations
Comply with performance improvement plans, JCAHO, licensing, accrediting, regulatory, meeting, and attendance standards
At Levels II–III, integrate research and education into practice, share new practice knowledge, and provide specialty-area expertise, oversight, and leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Baccalaureate degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Sciences, Human Nutrition, or comparable major
Successful completion of a coordinated program or dietetic internship of not less than 900 hours under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian
Registered dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; candidates eligible for registration may be hired with registration expected within 90 days of hire
Licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutrition; provision for license-eligible dietitians as above
Level I: One year in an acute care environment preferred; experience may be waived for specific positions
Level II and Level III: At least 5 years of clinical experience, or at least 3 years' clinical experience plus an approved, nutrition-related certification
Maintain North Carolina Board of Nutrition and Dietetics licensure
Maintain Registered Dietitian (RD) status, including continuing professional education
Ability to work Monday–Friday with rotating weekends, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Benefits

Comp & perks

$15,000 commitment bonus
$8,000 relocation assistance
Eligible to work remotely one day per week after completion of the 90-day probationary period
Clinical ladder program with career growth and enrichment opportunities
Continuing professional education through the Professional Development Portfolio
Equal opportunity employment
Reasonable accommodation provisions