Registered Dietitian - Boston

Option Care Health • Marlborough, MA

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About The Position

The Registered Dietitian (RD) at Option Care Health is responsible for developing and implementing clinical, operational, and marketing strategies to promote the home nutrition support program. This role involves providing daily clinical support for parenteral nutrition patients, conducting nutrition assessments, and collaborating with sales and clinical teams to enhance the effectiveness of the nutrition support program across multiple locations.

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian with a license/certification in the current state of practice.
• Two years of experience with enteral and parenteral nutrition as a nutrition support professional.
• Board Certification in Nutrition Support or intent to receive within 1 year of hire.
• Current CPR certification if patient facing.
• Ability to travel within assigned territory and attend required meetings.
• Leadership and supervisory skills.
• Ability to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate clinical programs.
• Ability to educate and empower staff in the home care setting.
• Flexibility and ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written).
• Self-directed and able to work without immediate supervision.
• Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions.

Nice To Haves

• PQIs Board Certification in nutrition support.
• Previous home health experience.
• Sales and marketing experience.
• Advanced degree in nutrition or business preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides day to day clinical support of parenteral nutrition (PN) patients.
• Performs comprehensive nutrition assessments and develops nutrition care plans.
• Conducts nutrition assessments on assigned patients according to developed standards.
• Completes clinical review on new enteral patients to ensure orders are appropriate for home.
• Reviews new parenteral patients to ensure orders are safe and clinically appropriate for the home setting.
• Evaluates patients for appropriateness of initiating parenteral nutrition in the home setting.
• Conducts patient education/teaching in areas of parenteral and enteral nutrition.
• Participates or leads discussions on PN patients during team meetings.
• Works closely with account managers and regional sales directors to support nutrition-related sales activity.
• Acts as a liaison to nutrition support physicians, nutrition support teams, customers, and sales staff.
• Maintains knowledge of EN and PN products and basic reimbursement guidelines.
• Monitors clinical key performance indicators such as patient census and satisfaction.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and communicates to appropriate managers.
• Defines and implements Action Plans to improve the patient care process.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates continuing education programs.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new Registered Dietitians and sales professionals.
• Uses clinical data to identify and diagnose nutrition-related problems.
• Communicates findings of nutritional assessments to appropriate disciplines.
• Participates in professional organizations and on-call Dietitian Rotation.

Benefits

• 401k
• Dental Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time off
• Vision Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees