Clinical Dietitian - $5,000 Sign On Bonus!

Full-time, day shift position at Saint Mary's Hospital, part of Trinity Health Of New England.

About the role

Provides optimal nutritional care by effectively identifying age-specific patient needs, assessing nutritional status, designing appropriate care plans, and monitoring to maximize clinical outcomes. Provides evidence-based nutritional information and guidance to physicians, staff, patients, and families.

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.
• 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.
• 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 exchanges patient information.
• Participates in patient rounds, attends and contributes to patient care meetings.
• Participates in training nutrition interns.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in food and nutrition, dietetics, or related field as required by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR) (effective January 1, 2024) or bachelor’s degree grandfathered prior to this update.
• Registration as a dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and state licensure as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) are required. Maintenance of registration and licensure required as per guidelines.
• One (1) year of experience as a dietitian, preferably in a healthcare environment, is preferred.
• Analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a problem list, and devise/implement intervention.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including explaining clinical, technical concepts to physicians, other health care team members, patients, and their families.
• Allergen Awareness training/certificate and Serv Safe Management training/certificate preferred.

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus.
• Career growth and advancement potential.
• Award-winning Patient Access Department.

Pay

$5,000 sign-on bonus.

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week, day shift.