Registered Dietitian - Part-Time, Day Shift

Tufts Medicine•Lowell, MA

5d•$47,924 - $59,895•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides optimal nutritional care to assigned hospitalized and ambulatory patients. It evaluates patients and supports improved physical and mental health by addressing nutritional difficulties, from undernourishment to obesity. The position involves clinical nutrition assessment, care planning, monitoring, patient and family education, documentation, and collaboration with the health care team. The position is part-time at 24 hours per week on the day shift, based at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts. The role includes one weekend every seven weeks (on site Saturday and on-call Sunday), one on-call holiday per year, and rotation to Saints as required. The physical environment is a normal business office environment. Tufts Medicine describes its compensation philosophy as offering fair, competitive pay and a Total Rewards package supporting health, financial security, and career growth. The stated pay range is $47,924.24–$59,894.75 based on full-time equivalent.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or Public Health.
Current Massachusetts licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, or obtain the license within six months of hire.
Knowledge of drug/nutrient interactions and nutrition principles, particularly concerning disease, diet, and enteral/parenteral support.
Interpersonal skills to interact with patients, families, and staff.
Ability to communicate with and assess the needs of patients across different age populations to provide care.
Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
Responsible and reliable.
Good organizational skills.
Knowledge of continuous quality improvement processes.

Nice To Haves

Current Massachusetts licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist.

Responsibilities

Review hospitalized patients’ nutritionist status and medical records to determine nutritional needs and the level of intervention required.
Perform nutritional and metabolic assessments using clinical, medical, and nutritional data; identify nutrition risk; and interview patients about nutritional and medical history.
Assess nutritional status, develop medical nutrition care plans, monitor and document patients identified as at nutritional risk, support transitions to discharge regimens for enterally or parenterally fed patients, and monitor nutrient intake records and calculations for selected patients.
Review physician diet orders and recommend clarification or changes based on nutrition and medical history, socioeconomic factors, and laboratory data.
Assist with developing, implementing, and monitoring quality improvement standards for patient meal service delivery.
Educate patients and families about modified or normal diets, document counseling, and prepare patient education materials.
Develop individualized diet plans and counsel patients and, when needed, families on food planning, purchasing, and preparation to meet individual needs.
Follow patients’ progress on successive visits and make appropriate care-plan changes.
Maintain patient records and statistics.
Document and update nutritional status, care plans, and counseling in patient medical records.
Provide nutritional consultations and in-service education to health care team members as assigned.
Serve as a nutrition resource to community groups and give presentations and lectures at professional meetings and to community groups.
Communicate nutrition information to appropriate staff.
Collaborate with other members of patients’ health care teams to support optimal nutritional care.
Participate in reviewing, updating, and implementing departmental policies and procedures as assigned.
Participate in departmental quality improvement programs and nutrition-related studies and projects as required.