Dietitian - Inpatient

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Summary:

Provides optimal nutritional care to patients through assessing nutritional needs; developing, implementing, and re-evaluating nutritional care plans; and educating patients and families. The individual in this position must demonstrate appropriate knowledge of the principles of growth and development and nutrition through the lifecycle.

• Performs nutrition screening and nutritional assessments on patients according to departmental policy.
• Provides follow-up assessments and updates care plans as needed.
• Individualizes patient meal patterns and menus to comply with the diet prescription and patient preferences in conjunction with the dietetic interns.
• Develops and implements needed care plans.
• Works closely with dietetic interns in monitoring and assuring optimal nutrition care to all patients.
• Provide individualized diet instructions for patients/caretakers; conducts group classes when appropriate.
• Consults with nursing staff and with appropriate interdiscipliary staff on individualizing diet instructions for patients and families.
• Develops and coordinates a plan for follow-up nutritional care including completion of referrals to other agencies/facilities or a dietitian in the Medical Nutrition Therapy Clinic.
• Serves as preceptor for dietetic interns during their clinical rotations, provides feedback for program improvement and performs intern evaluations in a timely manner.
• Provides nutrition education/ training programs to dietetic interns, other health care professionals and the community as needed.
• Complies with and utilizes pertinent education materials, clinical forms, policies and procedures.
• Assists in developing patient education materials, clinical forms, policies and procedures.
• Assists in establishing standard of care for patients.

• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition required.
• License Lic. Dietitian/Nutritionist required.
• Registration Registered Dietitian required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Must obtain Registered Dietitian (RD) certification within 6 months of hire and then obtain Massachusetts Dietitian/Nutritionist license (LDN) within 3 months of RD certification.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

• Decision Making:
  Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
• Problem Solving:
  Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
• Independence of Action:
  Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
• Written Communications:
  Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications:
  Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Knowledge:
  Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
• Team Work:
  Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by…