Nutrition Resident

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Job Summary : Children's Health System in conjunction with a graduate nutrition program offers a 9-month clinical pediatric nutrition assistantship; the position is referred to as a Nutrition Resident. The pediatric assistantship is designed to provide a broad knowledge base, skills and professional resources to practice in pediatric acute, critical and ambulatory care settings.

The Nutrition Resident rotates with all of the department's staff of registered dietitians, lactation consultants and dietetic technicians, providing a wide range of experiences in management of disease states in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. The Nutrition Resident is required to complete a research project or thesis research. The Nutrition Resident is expected to complete learning activities and experiences that are provided and required to meet the outlined learning objectives.

The Nutrition Resident is responsible for providing medical nutrition therapy appropriate for age and disease of specific groups of pediatric patients with assistance and under the supervision of a mentoring staff Registered Dietitian. The Nutrition Resident provides clinical services, including teaching and research activities.

Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition from a program accredited by the American Dietetic Association.
• None experience required.
• Licensed by the State Board of Examiners for Dietetics / Nutrition Practice in the State of Alabama Registered Dietitian or registry eligible (to pass the Commission on Dietetic Registration exam within 3 months of employment)

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.

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