Clinical Dietitian
Clinical Dietitian
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10-04-2025
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Job Description
Demonstrates ability to communicate and relate to a diverse group of patient colleagues and other health care professionals.
Demonstrates nutrition education and counseling skills to patients / clients to achieve desired goals.
Demonstrates ability to prioritize work with limited resources.
Demonstrates ability to effectively make decisions which achieve optimal outcomes for patients.
Explain the impact of their decisions on the cost of delivery of health care and be accountable for those costs.
Demonstrates an appreciation and understanding of the interdependence of all areas of NFS in successfully providing optimum nutrition care.
Registered Dietitian Commission on Dietetic Registration required
Licensed Dietitian Commonwealth of MA required
BS in Nutrition Dietetics or related subject / MS preferred.
Ability to precept dietetic interns.
Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills perspectives and ideas we choose to lead. Applications from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged. Responsible for the comprehensive delivery of medical nutrition therapy using evidence based practice. Screens assesses implements nutrition care plans; documents performs discharge planning and completes referrals for general patients; coordinates patient care with Food Service Staff if necessary; adheres to departmental and hospital policies and procedures.
- Communicates with and obtains information from the patient family members and significant others and uses this information to ensure patientfocused care and patient involvement in decisionmaking.
- Obtains comprehensive data on individual patients personal medical/health histories including anthropometric lab results medications demographics and activity/exercise.
- Obtains nutrition history.
- Determines nutrient and energy requirements.
- Identifies and reviews possible food/medication/herb interactions.
- Works closely with food service personnel to promote delivery of care.
- Analyzes and interprets nutrition and health assessment data identifies nutritionrelated problems and sets priorities for nutrition intervention.
- Formulate nutrition care plans. Establishes followup plans and continues providing nutrition care to obtain appropriate clinical outcomes.
- Documents nutrition and health assessment/follow up in medical record according to department standards.
- Integrates nutrition recommendations with other aspects of patient care by participating in interdisciplinary discussions focused on patients.
- Educates other health care professionals about the positive impact of appropriate nutritional care.
- Meets productivity standards.
- Demonstrates competencies required by specific area of work.
- Promotes nutrition care services to other health care providers and practices through individual communication.
- Participates in Department and Hospital activities.
- Precepts and instructs dietetic interns during their rotations and participates in their performance evaluation.
- Actively engages in process improvement to advance the delivery of nutrition care with limited resources.
- Develops professional portfolio consistent with area of practice and seeks continuing education activities to maintain competence.
Working conditions: Inpatient care unit
Instructs and supervises dietetic interns.
May work weekends early / late hours as needed to accommodate patient care needs.
Employment Type
Full-Time
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