Registered Dietitian - Bariatric Weight and Wellness Center

Hours : 40 hours weekly. Monday-Friday 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm. Flexible on days / hours within office hours. Flexible with four 10 hour shifts (4 day work week) as well.

Location : Weight and Wellness Center - Stoneham. 91 Montvale Ave

Suite 208, Stoneham, MA 02180

Experience with weight management, bariatric surgery, GLP-1's, sport nutrition preferred

Job Profile

Summary

This role focuses on

providing

medical and clinical support services to patients

In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Nutrition duties : Evaluates patients and helps them improve physical and mental conditions through treating nutritional difficulties, ranging from undernourishment to obesity

A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other

lower level

professionals or manage processes and programs

The majority of

time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically

acquired

through advanced education

A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience

Typically

responsible for : managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision,

coaching

and reviewing the work of

lower level

professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.

Job Overview

This position is responsible for

providing of

optimal nutritional care

of

assigned hospitalized and ambulatory patients. Functions as the nutritional expert and patient nutrition advocate on the health care team.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

1.

Bachelor'

s degree in Nutrition or Public

Health

2.

One (1) year of Clinical Dietitian experience.

urrent registration with the American Dietetic Association & Massachusetts licensed Dietitian / Nutritionist.

Preferred Qualifications

1.

Master's degree in Nutrition or Public

Health

• Specialty certifications.
• Two (2) years of Clinical Dietitian experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

The

duties and responsibilities listed

below

are intended to describe the general nature of work

and

are not intended to be an all-inclusive list

Other duties

and responsibilities

may be assigned.

creens nutritionist status of each hospitalized patient to

determine

nutritional needs and the level of nutritional intervention required by reviewing the patient's medical record, especially the patient's medical history, drug history, and clinical laboratory data, and attending team rounds.

2.

Performs nutritional and metabolic assessments based on clinical, medical and nutritional data in order to identify patients at

nutrition

risk. Interviews patients for nutritional history and relates problems to current medical history.

3.

Assesses patients' nutritional status, develops medical nutrition care plans,

monitors

and documents the needs for those patients

identified

at nutritional risk, transitions eternally or parentally fed patients to discharge regimen. Monitors nutrient intake records and nutrient calculations for selected patients.

4.

Reviews physicians' diet orders for appropriateness and recommends clarification or changes as

indicated

based on nutrition history, medical history, socio-economic

factors

and laboratory data.

5.

Assists in development, implementation and

monitoring

of quality improvement standards for patient meal service delivery.

6.

Educates both

patient

and families

regarding

modified or normal diets to meet the individual nutritional needs of the patient and documents counseling in medical record. Prepares patient education materials.

7.

Develops and individualized diet plan (based on the evaluation) and counsels the patient and, if necessary, the family, including the planning,

purchasing

, and preparation of foods to meet the patient's individual needs.

8.

Follows progress of patient on successive visits and makes

appropriate changes

in care plan.

9.

Maintains

the necessary patient records and statistics, including written evaluations, progress notes, etc.

10.

Documents and updates nutritional status, care plan, and counseling in patient's medical record.

11.

Provides

nutritional consultation to the medical and nursing staff and other members of the health care team.

12.

Acts as a resource to community groups

regarding

nutrition and gives presentations and lectures at professional meetings and to community groups.

13.

Provides

nutritional in service education to other members of the health care team.

14.

Communicates nutrition information to patient service assistant to ensure

optimal

delivery of medical nutrition therapy.

15.

Interacts with other members of the patient's health care team to ensure

optimal

nutritional care for each patient including discharge planning and continuing care conferences and continued nutritional support in the home environment.

16

Acts as preceptor for the FSNC nutrition interns (graduate students) during their clinical affiliations. Supervises their progress in evaluating patients,

developing

and implementing care

plan

, and counseling patients and families. Prepares teaching manuals, resources, etc.

17

Participates

in the review, update and implementation of departmental policies and procedures, as assigned.

18

Participates

in departmental quality improvement programs as assigned, especially those related to improving patient

outcome

19

20

Responsible for meeting assigned patient billing and volume goals.

Participates

, as

required

, in nutrition-related studies and projects.

Physical Requirements

1.

Normal business office environment.

Skills & Abilities : 1.

Knowledge of drug / nutrient interactions and the principles of nutrition with an emphasis on disease and diet, and internal / parental support.

2.

Interpersonal skills necessary to interact with patients, their

families

and staff.

3.

Must

demonstrate

the ability to communicate with and assess the patient needs of different age populations to

provide

necessary care.

with a demonstrated ability to show empathy and sympathy through spoken and written words.

Excellent interpersonal skills.

Skills

and knowledge necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

organization

skills.

Demonstrates

knowledge of CQI process

various types

of family systems.

At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day.

The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.

Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth—one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it.

Pay Range

$55,883.46 - $69,859.61