Nutritionist (Liver Transplant)

Tufts Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts Medical Center, Inc. seeks a Registered Dietitian to support liver transplant patients in inpatient and outpatient settings. The role is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, providing professional nutrition assessment, counseling, and care plan development.

Minimum qualifications include RD, Bachelor’s in Nutrition, and Dietitian License with 1 year of clinical nutrition experience. Master’s preferred with 2 years experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD).
• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition.
• Dietitian License.
• One (1) year experience in clinical nutrition or public health.
• Master’s degree in Nutrition.
• Two (2) years of experience in clinical nutrition or public health.

Responsibilities

• Teaches and assesses diet records.
• Develops an individualized diet plan and counsels patients and families.
• Follows progress of patients and updates care plans.
• Maintains patient records and statistics.
• Provides nutritional consultations to medical staff.
• Assists in training of staff and students.
• Coordinates nutritional services with medical services.
• Provides in-service education to the patient care team.

Skills

Nutrient-drug interactions

Interpersonal skills

Cultural competency with age groups

Counseling skills

Empathetic communication (English)

Responsible and reliable

Organizational skills

CQI process knowledge

Understanding family dynamics

Analytical and math for care plans

Interpersonal skills (team)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition

Registered Dietitian (RD)

Dietitian License

Job description

This is a highly multi-disciplinary role working with our liver transplant population in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. Schedule 40 hrs/week, Monday - Friday

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 proficient assessment, support, and consultation to patients and families referred from clinics and physicians. Based on clinical data, physician’s orders, and patients’ life style of living, develops with patient or caretaker a realistic plan for adherence to a prescribed regime. Serves as a nutrition resource for staff, students, and appropriate community groups. May provide services in satellite health centers and arrange and may develop specific areas of specialization.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Registered Dietitian (RD).
2. Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition.
3. Dietitian License.
4. One (1) year experience in clinical nutrition or public health.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master’s degree in Nutrition.
2. Two (2) years of experience in clinical nutrition or public health.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. 1. Teaches and assesses diet records.
2. 2. Develops an individualized diet plan (based on the evaluation) and counsels the patient and, if necessary, the family, including the planning, purchasing, the preparation of foods to meet the patient’s individual needs.
3. 3. Follows progress of patients on successive visits and makes appropriate changes in care plan.
4. 4. Maintains the necessary patient records and statistics including written evaluations, progress notes, etc.
5. 5. Teaches and precepts students.
6. 6. Plans, implements, and evaluates group sessions.
7. 7. Coordinates nutritional services with medial services.
8. 8. Provides formal classroom instruction to students, particularly within one’s area of expertise/specialization, as required.
9. 9. Provides, upon request, nutritional consultations to member of medical staff.
10. 10. Performs necessary administrative duties such as scheduling patient's appointments, reviews medical records and records billing information.
11. 11. Participates, as required, in nutrition-related studies and projects.
12. 12. Provides in-service education to the patient care team, as required.
13. 13. Assists in the training of new personnel.
14. 14. Acts as a resource to community groups regarding nutrition and gives presentations and lectures at professional meetings and to community groups.
15. 15. Assists in the preparing of yearly goals and works toward meeting the agreed upon goals.
16. 16. Participates in special projects.
17. 17. Provides nutritional assessment of each patient based on the patient’s medical records and nutritional history.
18. 18. Supervises their progress in evaluating patients, planning dietary programs, counseling and interacting with patients, and recording treatment information.

Physical Requirements

1. Works in Inpatient and outpatient clinic patient care areas.
2. Occasional exposure to sick patients and bodily substances.

Skills & Abilities

1. 1. Knowledge of drug/nutrient interactions and the principles of nutrition with an emphasis on disease and diet, and internal/parental support.
2. 2. Interpersonal skills for interacting effectively with patients and their families, students and members of the health care team
3. 3. Ability to communicate with and assess the patient needs of different age populations to provide necessary care.
4. 4. Excellent counseling skills.
5. 5. Ability to read/write and communicate in English with a demonstrated ability to show empathy and sympathy through spoken and written words.
6. 6. Responsible and reliable.
7. 7. Good organization skills.
8. 8. Demonstrates knowledge of CQI process.
9. 9. Understands family dynamics and works effectively within various types of family systems.
10. 10. Analytical and math for assessing patients and developing care plans.
11. 11. Excellent interpersonal skills.

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 based on full-time equivalent

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Healthcare, an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated employees and caregivers. The health system came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care.