Join Boston Children's Hospital as a Culinary Dietitian, where you'll develop and implement innovative culinary medicine and nutrition therapy, educate diverse patient populations, and lead a collaborative team in the Teaching Kitchen.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and deliver evidence-based culinary medicine and medical nutrition therapy tailored to diverse patient populations.
Educate patients, families, caretakers, clinical staff, and community members through engaging culinary demonstrations and presentations.
Oversee day-to-day operations of the Teaching Kitchen, including training and coordination of sous chefs, guest chefs, physician partners, RDs, dietetic interns, and volunteers.
Coordinate clinical and culinary nutrition care, ensuring strict adherence to standards of care and best practices.
Mentor, teach, and evaluate dietetic interns/students; serve as a consultative resource across hospital departments.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with academic institutions and external partners.
Design systems and criteria for monitoring program quality, effectiveness, and compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards.
Apply culinary nutrition and clinical research to improve patient care, department resources, and recipe development.
Lead or contribute to professional education forums, departmental publications, and resource development.
Stay current on trends in culinary nutrition, health care, and food systems; actively participate in professional organizations and conference presentations.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or a closely related field
Registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a Registered Dietitian
Licensure by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Licensed Dietitian
At least one year of progressive experience in culinary nutrition and/or clinical dietetics