Clinical Dietitian-Outpatient Part Time

South Shore Health • Weymouth, MA

1d • $30 - $40

About The Position

20 hour/week, part time position, Clinical Dietitian provides expert Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to clients focusing on acute and/or chronic disease management and long-term behavioral change. If needed, responsibilities may include covering the out-patient GDM clinic. Patient population includes pediatrics through older adults.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master's Degree in Nutrition from a CDR/A.N.D. approved program.
• Completed Dietetic Internship from a CDR accredited program.
• Passed RD exam or eligible to take RD exam.
• Massachusetts licensure or licensure eligible.
• LDN or LDN Eligible - Licensed Dietitian or Licensed Dietitian Eligible in Massachusetts
• RD or RD Eligible - Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Eligible
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word and Excel preferred; typing ability

Nice To Haves

• Up to six (6) months to become fully proficient is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Nutritional Assessments: Evaluates clients' medical history, laboratory values, dietary habits, and anthropometric data to determine nutritional risks and needs.
• Personalized Care Plans: Develops, implements, and monitors evidence-based nutrition interventions tailored to specific conditions like diabetes, heart disease, renal disorders, and GI issues.
• Patient Education & Counseling: Provides one-on-one or group counseling to facilitate behavioral changes, lifestyle modifications, and improved self-management of chronic diseases.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Works closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers to coordinate care plans and ensure continuity after hospital discharge.
• Documentation: Follows the Nutrition Care Process. Maintains accurate and confidential patient records within Electronic Health Record system, tracking progress and outcomes. Documenting productivity daily.
• Program Development: Assists in creating educational materials, participating in quality improvement projects, and conducting community outreach
• Technology and Learning a - Participates in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization. b - Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role.
• Other duties as required by manager or director.
• Performs work of variety of skill levels and responsibility as directed. May also perform work of a higher level in preparation for increased responsibility and may be requested to work of lesser responsibility when the work load of the department so requires.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees