Dietitian - Bariatric Surgery - Springfield - 40 hrs

Trinity Health•Springfield, MA

3d•$56,888 - $91,000•Onsite

About The Position

Thrive in a fast-paced Bariatrics Specialty Practice where your work truly makes a difference. Join a supportive, high-energy team dedicated to exceptional patient care. In this role, you'll provide optimal nutritional care by effectively identifying age specific patient needs, assessing nutritional status, designing appropriate care plans and monitoring to maximize clinical outcomes. Provides evidence-based nutritional information and guidance to physicians, staff, patients, and families.

Requirements

Registration as a dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and a state licensure as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) are required.
Maintenance of registration and licensure required as per guidelines.
Position requires a minimum of one (1) year of experience as a dietitian, preferably in a healthcare environment.
Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a Pro problem list and to devise/implement intervention.
Work requires effective verbal and written communication skill, which may include explaining clinical, technical concepts to physicians, other health care team members, patients, and their families.
Enforces policies and regulations in difficult situations or preforms other duties requiring a comparable level of communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Allergen Awareness training/certificate
Serv Safe Management training/certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

Performing nutrition assessments as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines.
Developing and implementing patient specific nutritional care plans, interventions, and goals as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines and Clinical Nutrition Policies.
Monitoring and evaluating patients’ responses to nutrition interventions.
Assessing patients need for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) instruction.
Providing MNT instruction to patients on modified diets when appropriate.
Assists in the management of nutrition support --Enteral Nutrition/Parenteral Nutrition (EN/PN) as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines (MMC only)