Clinical Dietician
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Are you an internal caregiver student or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.
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ExemptSchedule Details:
Friday Holidays Every Other Holiday Holidays Every Third Holiday Holidays No More Than Every Third Holiday Holidays One Major Summer Holiday Holidays One Major Winter Holiday Monday Monday through Friday Saturday Sunday Sunday through Saturday Thursday Tuesday Wednesday Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) Weekends Every Other WeekendScheduled Hours:
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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leadingedge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.
I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Screens patients according to level of need assigns level of care and performs nutritional assessments of patients in assigned unit and/or clinic.
2. Recommends modified diets and/or provides nutrition support by recommending parenteral and enteral nutrition based on diagnoses and lab data. Recommendations include macronutrients additives fluid and electrolytes. Calculates nutrient content and recommends appropriate feeding regimen based on patient status.
3. Interacts with other members of health care team such as physician registered nurse and pharmacist to facilitate and deliver effective patient care.
4. Formulates nutrition care plan using laboratory and anthropometric data medical diagnosis clinical condition and documents findings in medical record within designated time frame using the Nutrition Care Process.
5. Writes Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) orders in accordance with UMMMC CenterWide Policy 2524 (Registered Dietitian/Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDLDN) Order Writing).
6. Participates in medical rounds and patient care rounds on a daily or weekly basis as appropriate and recommends changes in nutrition care plan.
7. Provides education and inservice to physicians medical students nursing other members of the health care team schools and community groups and regarding the impact of nutrition in specific disease states and conditions.
8. Provides education and counseling to patients and families regarding their nutritional needs.
9. Monitors operation of nutritional procedures on assigned units and/or clinics and acts as a liaison between the Food and Nutrition Department and assigned unit.
10. Provides direction and guidance to clinical support personnel.
11. Maintains required documentation of patient care in accordance with professional standards.
12. Participates in training of college or graduate students from approved affiliations.
13. Completes assigned projects in clinical and administrative areas as necessary and in a timely manner.
14. Participates in quality improvement data collection and documents trends for assuring optimal nutritional care.
15. Participates as an active member of the Nutrition Advisory Committee or other Medical Center wide committees as requested.
16. Identifies community resources and makes referrals for continuity of nutrition care after discharge.
17. May assist with managerial administrative responsibilities.
18. May participate in research projects as available and submits articles for publication to professional journals or community resources.
Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings conferences seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches. Demonstrates Standards of Respect and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism tolerance civility and acceptance toward all employees patients and visitors.
6. Maintains regular reliable and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.
All responsibilities are essential job functions.
II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Bachelors Degree from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) approved fouryear program in Food and Nutrition or related field.
2. Current registration with Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing agency of the AND.
3. Massachusetts state license (LDN) is required for outpatient dietitian positions upon hire. Massachusetts state license (LDN) is required for inpatient dietitian positions upon hire or to be obtained within 6 months of hire or will be subject to termination.
Preferred:
1. Masters Degree in Nutrition Science Business or related field.
Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Ability to influence the quality of patient care in an advisory capacity to the physician and other health care team members.
2. Demonstrated skill in analyzing problems and making decisions.
3. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
4. Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
Departmentspecific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.
III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
Employment Type
Full Time
