Registered Dietitian - Bariatric Weight and Wellness Center

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* 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.
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* 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 Description
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* Minimum Qualifications:

** 2. One (1) year of Clinical Dietitian experience.
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* Preferred Qualifications:

** 3. Two (2) years of Clinical Dietitian experience.
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* 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.
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.
13. Provides nutritional in service education to other members of the health care team.
19. Performs necessary administrative duties such as scheduling patient appointments, reviewing medical records and recording billing and insurance information.
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* Physical Requirements:

**** 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.
4. Ability to read/write and communicate in English with a demonstrated ability to show empathy and sympathy through spoken and written words. Excellent interpersonal skills.
5. 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.
7. Good organization skills.
8. Demonstrates knowledge of CQI process.

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