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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

General Description:

Responsible for screening patients in a timely manner and per policy for nutrition risk, documenting follow-up interactions, creating nutrition care plans and modifying as needed. This includes TPN/PPN and Tube Feeding recommendations. In addition, this position is responsible for diet education to inpatients and outpatients.

Work Experience/Requirements:

• Good decision-making and judgment capabilities.
• The ability to instruct othersThe ability to identify and solve complex problems.
• Being socially perceptive; that is, aware of the reactions of others and understanding those reactions.
• Good reading comprehension skills.
• Effective logic, reasoning and critical thinking skills.
• Effective writing and communication skills..
• Active listening skills.
• Ability to be flexile.
• Hours to cover time off/vacation needs of Full Time RDs.Mother's hours available.

Education:

• A Baccalaureate degree in Nutrition Sciences.
• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration required.
• Massachusetts Licensure required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.