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Culinary Dietitian (Needham)

Boston Children's Hospital

Needham, MA
1 day ago
$70k - $90k

Job Description

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

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree
  • Experience in teaching or educational programming

Benefits & Perks