Registered Dietitian Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or a related discipline.
• Registration by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Completion of an ADA-approved internship or comparable alternative.
• General clinical understanding of metabolism in relation to clinical nutrition.
• Knowledge of food chemistry and the macro- and micronutrient composition of foods.
• Interpersonal skills to explain procedures to patients, alleviate apprehensions, and interact effectively with physicians, fellows, and nursing staff.
• Analytical skills to interpret laboratory data, identify and plan individual weight-loss programs, and assess diet plans and their physiological effects.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Basic computer proficiency, including ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data and information.
• Competence in providing nutrition support to the assigned population group.
• Availability to work rotating holidays and weekends.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) certification may be required by the department.
• Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN) credential from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure may be required by the department.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional care to hospitalized patients, review feeding prescriptions, and interview patients about food habits.
• Assess nutritional status using laboratory values, medical and nutritional history, and medical or surgical condition.
• Develop nutritional care plans in accordance with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics standards and department protocols.
• Document clinical data and nutrition care using the electronic health record and nutrition care process.
• Consult with physicians about possible diet-order changes and develop individualized diets, supplements, and tube-feeding plans.
• Review menus, confirm patient selections, make modifications, and recommend substitutions.
• Maintain records of patients seen and therapeutic recommendations, and refer patients for follow-up nutritional care when appropriate.
• Monitor nutritional status, weights, laboratory values, intake, and tolerance of food, tube feedings, and parenteral nutrition.
• Recommend and monitor supplements and tube feedings; assist physicians in determining appropriate increases in rate and strength.
• Perform nutritional support assessments, including intravenous feeding, as assigned.
• Educate patients and families individually or in groups about diet therapy, nutrition principles, food selection and preparation, and adapting food plans to individual needs after hospitalization.
• Participate in weekly medical and social service rounds and daily medical/surgical rounds as necessary; discuss dietary requirements, treatment plans, and cases.
• Coordinate continuity of care for critically ill patients with the nutrition support dietitian.
• Research, test, develop, and document patient-focused recipes; participate in food evaluation and product testing.
• Evaluate commercially prepared supplements and beverages and food quality and compliance with dietary prescriptions.
• Provide nutrition in-service education to hospital personnel and develop educational materials for individual and group classes.
• Precept dietetic interns and medical staff.
• Provide nutritional care to malnourished and critically ill patients when consulted; diagnose malnutrition using approved criteria and document it in the EHR.
• Use the nutrition-focused physical exam to assess nutritional status and develop care plans.
• Determine appropriate parenteral nutrition solutions and tube feedings, submit them to a physician for approval, and document them in medical records.
• Monitor critically ill patients daily, review intake, laboratory values, anthropometrics, and physical exam findings, and plan transitions from TPN to supplements and regular food.
• Speak to interested hospital groups about nutritional care for critically ill patients as needed.
• Cover other trained specialty areas when needed and perform all functions of an Assistant Dietitian.
• Use hospital behavioral standards to support its mission and goals and follow infection-control and safety procedures.
• Adhere to BMC RESPECT behavioral standards and perform related duties as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 403(b) savings matches
• Earned time cash out
• Paid time off
• Career advancement opportunities
• Resources to support employee and family wellbeing
• Contract increases