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Located at 2014 Washington Street, in Newton, the Newton-Wellesley Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is a medically supervised program of lifestyle change to help patients regain strength, endurance, and skills to modify their risk of future cardiac events. We are certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), a measure of excellence and quality.

We are seeking a per diem Dietitian, to work 4 hours a week.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside our nurses, dietitians, physical therapists, and behavioral health team who specialize in cardiac rehab to develop treatment plans and establish goals for our patients which may include patients from cardiac events or diseases such as MI, PCI, valve surgery, CABG, heart failure, heart transplant, angina, and other complex varieties of heart disease.

The dietitian will demonstrate advanced knowledge pertaining to the evaluation, design, and standards of nutrition care for patients who qualify for or are enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation. This dietitian will provide education to individuals and groups on nutrition. Function as an essential member of a multidisciplinary team providing special expertise to patients and families participating in the Cardiac Rehabilitation program.
If you are looking to apply your medical nutrition therapy experience to motivate clients to create behavior changes, this is the role for you!

Job Summary:

Responsible to provide advanced clinical and administrative responsibilities within clinical nutrition in addition to managing the comprehensive medical nutritional care of patients which includes providing nutrition assessment, development of nutrition care plans, diet modification, nutrition education, and all activities involved in the nutritional needs of the patient population.
Essential Functions:
-Provides advanced clinical dietitian responsibilities which may include specialty or advanced patient population, participation in clinical care forums to serve as resource on nutrition related concerns, mentors new staff, and evaluation of new products.
-Assist leadership team in program planning and proposals to improve processes or improve efficiency.
-Based on multiple criterion including assessment of nutritional needs, physician's orders, clinical data, interdisciplinary health care plans, and standards of quality nutritional care that appropriately meet age, psychosocial and physical needs of patients, the dietitian develops and implements nutrition plan of care for patients.
-Documentation of all nutrition related information including assessment, nutrition therapy recommendations and care plan, follow up data and changes, diet consultation results, discharge planning, daily clinical activities, and other related orders and pertinent information.
-Counsel, educate, and develop resources and materials for the education of patients on families on prescribed therapeutic diets.
Instruct patients to properly monitor blood glucose.
-Provide education to patients individually and in a group or classroom sitting.
-Compliance with American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation guidelines.
-Criticial thinking, problem solving, and collaboration.
-Strong communication: both written and verbal.
-Perform other duties as assigned.
-Comply with all policies and standards.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree Clinical Dietitian required or:

Master's Degree Dietitian Required:

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No

Licenses and Credentials:

Dietitian and Nutritionist State License Preferred:

Registered Dietitian RD Preferred:

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist RDN Preferred:

Experience:

Clinical Dietitian experience with multiple patient populations 3-5 years required

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Remote Type

Hybrid

Work Location

2014 Washington Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Employee Type

Per Diem

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$67,537.60 - $98,238.40/Annual

Grade

7

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EEO Statement:

4100 Newton-Wellesley Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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