Clinical Dietitian

The primary location for this position is remote, though candidates must be licensed in Washington or California and willing to work 8:00am-5:00pm PST, with occasional shifts of 9:00am-6:00pm PST to serve families needing later appointment times. Bilingual in Spanish highly preferred for this role. Quarterly travel may be required for regional team meetings and in-person collaboration. 

What You’ll Do

As part of the multidisciplinary team, the Pediatric Dietitian provides clinical nutrition services for pediatric patients with chronic medical and behavioral health conditions. The Pediatric Dietitian will assess the nutritional needs of patients, develop and implement nutritional care plans, and communicate information to those in need in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of the patients served.  

In this role you will:

• Provide age-appropriate diet education to support the nutritional care plan and assess the learning needs and readiness to learn for all patients and families 
• Analyze growth trends, including z-scores, to prevent malnutrition, failure to thrive, growth faltering, and to identify excessive weight gain
• Design individualized, feasible nutrition care plans that accommodate food preferences, allergies, financial constraints, and are realistic for families to implement
• Apply expert knowledge of infant/pediatric formula composition to create precise calorically modified formula mixing instructions and individualized meal plans for age and condition-specific nutritional needs
• Provide comprehensive medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and counseling to patients and caregivers across diverse pediatric conditions, including NICU graduates, feeding disorders, diabetes, weight management, lipid disorders, failure to thrive, and other complex nutritional needs
• Monitor nutrition care plans using all applicable data from available electronic health records, monitor and considering age, sex, and disease specific expected growth and development and cultural/ethnic background
• Document nutrition care plans effectively within the electronic health record, including closed-loop communication with nutrition technicians and the patient care team within a timely manner
• Collaborate with internal and external multidisciplinary care teams to integrate and communicate nutrition recommendations that enhance patient outcomes
• Serve as a nutrition expert resource to clinical staff regarding specialized formulas, enteral feeding regimens / tolerance, and disease specific diet information that is evidence-based
• Liaison between assigned region and the clinical nutrition tailored service line
• Complete additional administrative responsibilities such as triaging daily nutrition referrals and providing timely responses to caregiver communications via the mobile app
• Maintain ongoing expertise in pediatric nutrition and professional credentials
• Perform other duties as assigned

What You Bring & How You Qualify

First and foremost, you’re passionate and committed to reimagining pediatric health care and creating a world where every child with complex medical conditions gets the care and support they deserve.

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a pediatric dietitian
• Bachelor’s degree
• Certified Registered Dietitian (RD) from the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Licensed RD in WA and/or CA with eligibility to apply for other state licensures
• Experience working with a pediatric population strongly preferred, virtual care experience a plus
• Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred

What We Offer (Benefits + Perks)

We offer an annual base salary of $77,000 - $88,000 in addition to an annual bonus incentive, a competitive company benefits package and eligibility to participate in an employee equity purchase program (as applicable). When determining compensation, we analyze and carefully consider several factors including job-related knowledge, skills and experience. These considerations may cause your compensation to vary. We provide these additional benefits and perks:

• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA
• 401(k) with 4% match, vested 100% from day one
• 20 days PTO + 10 Company Holidays & 2 Floating Holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• 1st year Anniversary Bonus
• Paid parental leave
• Additional benefits to be detailed in offer