Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$53k–$96k/yr
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Skills: Nutritional Evaluation, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Patient Assessment, Enteral Nutrition, Parenteral Nutrition
Leominster, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$39/hr–$74/hr
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Skills: Patient Assessment, Nursing Process, Care Planning, Medication Administration, Discharge Planning
Leominster, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$39/hr–$74/hr
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Skills: Patient Assessment, Nursing Process, Care Planning, Medication Administration, Discharge Planning
Milford, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$17/hr–$31/hr
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Skills: Security Patrolling, Incident Reporting, Emergency Response, Conflict Resolution, Public Safety
Leominster, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$15/hr–$25/hr
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Skills: Patient Care, Vital Signs Monitoring, EKG Performance, Phlebotomy, Medical Terminology
Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$16/hr–$31/hr
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Skills: Patient Scheduling, Insurance Verification, Medical Transcription, Electronic Health Records, Microsoft Office Suite
Clinton, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$15/hr–$23/hr
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Skills: Patient Care, Vital Signs Monitoring, EKG, Bladder Scanning, Point of Care Testing
Clinton, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$15/hr–$23/hr
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Skills: Patient Care, Vital Signs Monitoring, EKG, Point Of Care Testing, Bladder Scanning
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$34/hr–$62/hr
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Skills: CT Scanning, Patient Care, IV Access, PACS, Radiation Safety
Northbridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$17/hr–$46/hr
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Skills: Nursing Process, Patient Assessment, Care Planning, Clinical Documentation, Patient Care Coordination
Northbridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$17/hr–$31/hr
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Skills: Patient Scheduling, Insurance Verification, Medical Transcription, Electronic Health Records, Microsoft Office Suite
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$72k–$136k/yr
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Skills: Manual Therapy, Functional Mobility Training, Therapeutic Exercise, Neuromuscular Education, Cardiopulmonary Conditioning
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$15/hr–$25/hr
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Skills: Patient Care, Vital Signs Monitoring, Basic Life Support, Medical Terminology, EKG
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$15/hr–$25/hr
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Skills: Patient Care, Vital Signs Monitoring, Basic Life Support, Medical Terminology, EKG
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$15/hr–$25/hr
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Skills: Patient Care, Vital Signs Monitoring, Basic Life Support, Medical Terminology, EKG
Leominster, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$123k–$221k/yr
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Skills: Operational Leadership, Financial Management, Budgeting, Staff Development, Regulatory Compliance
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
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Skills: Functional Oversight, Staff Training, Housekeeping Equipment Operation, Floor Refinishing, Sanitization Procedures
Leominster, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$39/hr–$74/hr
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Skills: Nursing Process, Clinical Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Patient Advocacy, SBAR Communication
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$34/hr–$62/hr
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Skills: Cardiac Ultrasound, Transthoracic Echocardiogram, Treadmill Stress Echocardiograms, Dobutamine Stress Echocardiograms, Epic
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$34/hr–$62/hr
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Skills: Therapy Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Patient Assessment, Rehabilitation, Patient Education
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Responsible for coordinating nutritional evaluations and medical nutrition therapy plans for patients. This includes screening patients, recommending modified diets, and educating the healthcare team and patients on nutrition science.
Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition or a related field and current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. A Massachusetts state license (LDN) is required upon hire or within six months for inpatient roles.
Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
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 20,000 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.
Responsible for the coordination, nutritional evaluation, and medical nutrition therapy plan for patients. Responsible for educating members of the health care team on the science of nutrition.I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Screens patients according to level of need, assigns level of care and performs nutritional assessments of patients in assigned unit and/or clinic.
2. Recommends modified diets and/or provides nutrition support by recommending parenteral and enteral nutrition based on diagnoses and lab data. Recommendations include macronutrients, additives, fluid, and electrolytes. Calculates nutrient content and recommends appropriate feeding regimen based on patient status.
3. Interacts with other members of health care team, such as physician, registered nurse and pharmacist, to facilitate and deliver effective patient care.
4. Formulates nutrition care plan using laboratory and anthropometric data, medical diagnosis, clinical condition, and documents findings in medical record within designated time frame using the Nutrition Care Process.
5. Writes Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) orders in accordance with UMMMC Center-Wide Policy 2524 (Registered Dietitian/Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (RD-LDN) Order Writing).
6. Participates in medical rounds and patient care rounds on a daily or weekly basis as appropriate and recommends changes in nutrition care plan.
7. Provides education and in-service to physicians, medical students, nursing, other members of the health care team, schools and community groups and regarding the impact of nutrition in specific disease states and conditions.
8. Provides education and counseling to patients and families regarding their nutritional needs.
9. Monitors operation of nutritional procedures on assigned units and/or clinics and acts as a liaison between the Food and Nutrition Department and assigned unit.
10. Provides direction and guidance to clinical support personnel.
11. Maintains required documentation of patient care in accordance with professional standards.
12. Participates in training of college or graduate students from approved affiliations.
13. Completes assigned projects in clinical and administrative areas as necessary and in a timely manner.
14. Participates in quality improvement data collection and documents trends for assuring optimal nutritional care.
15. Participates as an active member of the Nutrition Advisory Committee or other Medical Center wide committees, as requested.
16. Identifies community resources and makes referrals for continuity of nutrition care after discharge.
17. May assist with managerial administrative responsibilities.
18. May participate in research projects as available and submits articles for publication to professional journals or community resources.
Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches. Demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.
All responsibilities are essential job functions.
II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Master’s Degree in Nutrition, Science, Business or related field if eligible for initial registration on or after January 1st, 2024. If hired prior to January 1, 2024, a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Science, Business or related field is acceptable.
2. Current registration with Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), the credentialing agency of the AND.
3. Massachusetts state license (LDN) is required for outpatient dietitian positions upon hire. Massachusetts state license (LDN) is required for inpatient dietitian positions upon hire or to be obtained within 6 months of hire or will be subject to termination.
Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Ability to influence the quality of patient care in an advisory capacity to the physician and other health care team members.
2. Demonstrated skill in analyzing problems and making decisions.
3. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
4. Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.
III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.
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 [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
The Relentless Pursuit of Healing
UMass Memorial Health is the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts. Through pain and pandemics, our commitment to our communities never wanes. We use knowledge and innovation to create breakthrough medicine, to create jobs, and to make life better for those we serve. We are leaders in the training of physicians and those who work in every facet of health care. We make outstanding care accessible for all, regardless of ability to pay. We stand for quality, compassion, dignity, opportunity and fairness. And we are relentless in our pursuit of healing. UMass Memorial Health is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts. We are the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, with access to the latest technology, research and clinical trials. UMass Memorial Health: Locations in Central Massachusetts Our locations include: • UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester) • UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital (Fitchburg, Clinton and Leominster) • UMass Memorial Health – Marlborough Hospital (Marlborough) • UMass Memorial Health - Harrington (Southbridge, Webster) • UMass Memorial Health - Milford Regional (Milford) • Community Healthlink (Worcester, Leominster) We have an affiliation with CareWell Urgent Care to provide regional urgent care services. Also, the UMass Memorial Medical Group provides high quality, low-cost outpatient surgery services at The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury. UMass Memorial Health Care by the numbers: 2,400 physicians on our active medical staff 3,000 registered nurses 20,000 total employees 1,200 beds in our hospitals
Offices: Worcester, Massachusetts, US
The Relentless Pursuit of Healing
UMass Memorial Health is the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts. Through pain and pandemics, our commitment to our communities never wanes. We use knowledge and innovation to create breakthrough medicine, to create jobs, and to make life better for those we serve. We are leaders in the training of physicians and those who work in every facet of health care. We make outstanding care accessible for all, regardless of ability to pay. We stand for quality, compassion, dignity, opportunity and fairness. And we are relentless in our pursuit of healing. UMass Memorial Health is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts. We are the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, with access to the latest technology, research and clinical trials. UMass Memorial Health: Locations in Central Massachusetts Our locations include: • UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester) • UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital (Fitchburg, Clinton and Leominster) • UMass Memorial Health – Marlborough Hospital (Marlborough) • UMass Memorial Health - Harrington (Southbridge, Webster) • UMass Memorial Health - Milford Regional (Milford) • Community Healthlink (Worcester, Leominster) We have an affiliation with CareWell Urgent Care to provide regional urgent care services. Also, the UMass Memorial Medical Group provides high quality, low-cost outpatient surgery services at The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury. UMass Memorial Health Care by the numbers: 2,400 physicians on our active medical staff 3,000 registered nurses 20,000 total employees 1,200 beds in our hospitals
Offices: Worcester, Massachusetts, US
