Job Description

Status

Part-Time

Standard Hours per Week

30

Job Posting Category

Clinical

Job Posting Description

The Pediatric Cardiac Nutrition (PECAN) Program is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program developed within the Heart Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. The Heart Center is the largest pediatric cardiac program in the country including 12 cardiac surgeons and nearly 100 cardiologists. The Heart Center offers nearly 30 sub-specialty programs which allows us to offer customized care for every patient. The PECAN program is co-led by Dr. Kimberly Mills, a pediatric cardiac intensivist, and Dr. Paul “McGreggor” Crowley, a nutrition attending in the Division of Gastroenterology. The PECAN program facilitates identification and provides individualized specialized nutritional support for vulnerable patients. The program is seeking a full-time registered dietitian to enhance care delivery in the prehabilitation program, temporary enteral access discharge and weaning program, and malnutrition clinic.

The position is 30 hours per week, scheduled across 4 weekdays. This is a hybrid role, and specific onsite and remote days will be determined based on team needs. This is a temporary position through January 2027, with the potential to become permanent if the team has open vacancies.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing nutritional care to patients within specific inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Evaluating the medical, biochemical, and nutritional information and assessing patient needs in order to develop and implement the most appropriate nutrition care plans.
• Assisting in the supervision of the daily work of the dietetic technician.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in Nutrition & Dietetics

Experience:

• 3+ years of progressive experience in Dietetics with at least 2 years in pediatric nutrition

Certifications/Licensure:

• Registration by Commission on Dietetic Registration, the Credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, as a Registered Dietitian
• Licensure by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a licensed Dietitian.

Office/Site Location

Boston

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Temporary

Remote Eligibility

Onsite Only

Pay Range

$44007.60-$70426.20 Annual