Dietitian

Trinity Health - Springfield, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Springfield, MA

10,001+ employees

Hospitals

About the position

The Dietitian at Mercy Medical Center is responsible for providing optimal nutritional care to patients by assessing their nutritional needs, developing care plans, and monitoring clinical outcomes. This role involves collaboration with healthcare teams to deliver evidence-based nutritional guidance and education to patients and staff, ensuring the highest standards of care are met.

Responsibilities

• Performs nutrition assessments as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines.
• Develops and implements patient specific nutritional care plans, interventions, and goals as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines and Clinical Nutrition Policies.
• Monitors and evaluates patients' responses to nutrition interventions.
• Assesses patients need for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) instruction.
• Provides 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).
• Monitors for food and drug interactions and makes appropriate interventions.
• Educates patients on Food/Drug interactions when appropriate.
• Reviews prescribed diets/supplements for appropriateness and makes changes or recommendations as per Protocol Orders Policy.
• Documents all assessments, patient education, nutrition care plans, interventions, and goals in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) utilizing Standardized Language and Nutrition Care Process.
• Confers with physicians and other allied health care team members to clarify orders, recommends appropriate MNT and exchange patient information.
• Provides information on MNT to physicians and other allied health care team members as needed.
• Provides guidance to Diet Technicians to ensure appropriate MNT is being delivered to patients.
• Provides guidance to diet office personnel to ensure menus are appropriate for the diet order.
• Participates in patient rounds, attends and contributes to patient care meetings.
• Participates in training nutrition interns.
• Completes Performance Improvement activities as directed by Clinical Nutrition Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition, dietetics, or related field.
• Registration as a dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• State licensure as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN).
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a dietitian, preferably in a healthcare environment.
• Analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources and implement interventions.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

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

Benefits

• Great Benefits and Health Insurance Coverage - Starting Day 1
• Career growth and advancement potential
• Award-winning Patient Access Department