Day in My Life as a Pediatric Clinical Dietitian 

Wow it's hard to believe that dietitians only work in adults because there's so much more that we can do with kids and it's so much more important since it directly effects growth!

You're welcome! Good luck on your journey to becoming a dietitian!!!

I'm so happy you liked the video and thank you for the book recs! I'll definitely be adding them to my tbr list 😊

Thank you! It's always interesting to hear about dietitians/nutritionists in other countries, thanks for sharing!

Amin... I am from Indonesia. We have a certification as a dietitian as a physician. But I hope there will be a dietitian specialist in the future.

Thanks girlie!!! ❤️

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@@ireanybeany i really did and i can’t wait to see more videos you have about your day ireany ❤️

Good luck!!!

i started at 24 and ended at 29 ( I graduate master's in may and my internship done in june) and it really goes by fast! I was freakout out I would be almost 30 by the time is as done but it has been amazing! learned SO much in my internship.

Hi! There's no difference in education, just a different specialty. Just like how education requirements to be a RD in food service, private practice, or renal clinical dietitian is the same (or like how all doctors go to medical school with the same curriculum but specialize in a specific field later on). If you're wanting to pursue peds, my recommendation would be to try and get some experience in peds- whether that's during your internship or working for WIC. Getting a job working in peds can be difficult without prior experience. Good luck!

It depends on your internship. You may have the opportunity to choose some of your internship rotations but it may not always work out (depending on the program there may not be preceptors available in certain areas you are interested in). There are also some required rotations (clinical, food service, public health/WIC)

Short answer is no (for the US). Long answer whether you have to complete additional work to become an RD in the US depends. I don't know about other countries and I'm not an expert on becoming a US RD with international schooling since I completed my schooling and practice in the US. But regardless, you will need to become a registered dietitian in the US to practice here. Depending on the state you want to practice in, you may also need to obtain state licensure. I suggest you check out the CDR website: www.eatright.org/become-an-rdn

Thanks! I worked at WIC while I was getting my master's and I loved it there. It also helped me to get into and transition from adults to peds easier. The requirements to be a WIC nutritionist are a bachelors degree in nutrition (different credentials from dietitian). Otherwise, you can look into becoming a diet tech, or other health are related jobs like patient care tech, pharmacy tech, etc. I worked as a pharm tech throughout college- wasn't the most enjoyable job but I learned about meds which has also somewhat helped in school/as a dietitian.

@@ireanybeanythank u so much for this info 🙏🏽🙏🏽!!

Hello, just letting you know that for any undergraduate dietetic student graduating in 2024 or later, a Master’s degree is now also required to become a dietitian.

Aw thanks! I talk about how I got into peds in this video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-msiGstK-UQk.html

I did a bachelor's in nutrition and a master's in public health. I have more specifics about my journey in my "How to Become a Registered Dietitian" video!

This video might be helpful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DH9L0Z-PUjo.html

Hi! I've made several videos on the topic- you can find them in the dietetics playlist

@@ireanybeany Thank you so much!!

I usually work from about 8 AM-4 PM most days, sometimes I stay a little longer, 5 days a week. I only work 4 weekends a year and a max of one of the 6 recognized hospital holidays every year. On the weeks I work the weekend, I take a day off during the week for the two weeks, so I work ~40 hours/week. I'm only on call the week leading up to the weekend I work and I split the days with my weekend partner. On the weekends, we can often leave a little earlier (around 2 PM) but just depends. Overall, work life balance at my current hospital is great (previous one was not so much)! I don't feel overworked and there's plenty of PTO to be able to take it when I want and need.

Hi, it's in the video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mte2QmxehLs.html

@@ireanybeany thank you, I watched it, helpful.

The CNSC focuses on clinical nutrition (think EN, PN and ASPEN guidelines) so it can be used to demonstrate competency in clinical nutrition on top of having your RD. With the RD exam, you're not required to have as much clinical knowledge- there's also foodservice and other types of questions on there. At some facilities, the CNSC is required for the RD to have order writing privileges.

@@ireanybeany Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this! I’m barely just starting in my nutrition undergrad and had never heard of the CNSC. Definitely good info to keep in my back pocket for the future.

Hi, I'm not very familiar with what it's like being a dietitian in other countries so unfortunately I can't give any comparison. I'm based in the US so my videos can give you some insight into what it's like in America!

Thanks! There's not a specific path to becoming a pediatric dietitian. If you're able to, try to get some peds experience during your internship. It's not required, but is helpful when applying to jobs in peds. I talk more about how I got this job in my Life Update video :)

Hi! I have several videos surrounding this topic, specifically these two videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f8eZsug9ljk.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l9yKiTRThHY.html

@@ireanybeany thank you I'll watch these videos

Hi! I've talked about this in one of my previous videos here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mte2QmxehLs.html

@@ireanybeany thank you

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Hi Irene 😉

Hi! I made a video on the topic of dietitian salaries here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BEVYF1OXgh8.html

Hi, I don't feel comfortable sharing my current salary but in one of my past videos I talk about previous salaries and offers here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BEVYF1OXgh8.html

Regardless of what healthcare profession you're in (doctor, nurse, SLP, etc), a good chunk of your time is going to be spent on documentation. My main job as a dietitian is providing nutrition education and making enteral and parenteral nutrition recommendations. But to come to those recommendations, it requires me to go through the patient's chart to understand the history and a child's growth, estimate a patient's needs and do some calculations, talk with the family and/or provider to make sure my recommendations make sense for the patient, and document them for everyone to refer back to. So I do spend most of my time at my desk/on the computer most days but I wouldn't say charting is my main job. I do a lot of communicating with the providers via phone and chat as well as a lot of calculations on the computer.

@@ireanybeany thank you so much!

Hi friend! Thanks so much! Is there not a way to do both in Brazil? I work at a children's hospital on the inpatient side so I do clinical nutrition/nutrition support while specializing in pediatric nutrition so it's the best of both worlds!