Teams at La Rabida Children's Hospital

Provides medical nutrition therapy to pediatric inpatient and outpatient patients with chronic diseases, including premature infants, cerebral palsy, and diabetes. Conducts nutrition assessments, monitors growth and laboratory data, manages enteral and parenteral nutrition, supports TPN therapy, counsels families, participates in multidisciplinary care, educates clinical staff, and assists with specialized diets, formulas, and feeding challenges.

Conducts integrated clinical assessments and interviews for children in DCFS care and their caregivers. Determines needed treatment, community, and social supports; administers assessment tools; makes referrals; and prepares comprehensive reports integrating medical, court, child welfare, and interview information. Maintains communication with families and care teams, participates in clinical consultation, supervision, training, quality assurance, and research activities. Work occurs in foster placements throughout Cook County and nearby counties.

Conduct integrated clinical assessments/interviews for children (0-18) and caregivers in foster placements to determine service needs, complete IA template reports integrating medical, court, and DCFS data, make referrals, communicate with permanency workers and supervisors, participate in supervision, case consultations, training, QA and occasional research activities.