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Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group is looking for a part-time Dietician to join a mission-driven healthcare team. Our vision is to provide state-of-the-art healthcare to those within our local communities, creating a positive impact for each individual that walks through our doors.

You would assist in coordinating the entire outpatient education and support group programs for the Comprehensive Weight Management Program including continuing education in nutrition for healthcare professionals. Provides optimal nutritional care to persons with weight issues by effectively identifying patient needs, assessing nutritional status, designing appropriate plans of care and monitoring patient progress to maximize clinical outcomes. Provides sound nutritional information/education and guidance to physicians, staff, patients, and families.

What You Will Do:

+ Oversees the development of weight management-related community education and support groups. Promotes positive relations with the community.

+ Develops and coordinates, in collaboration with appropriate health care specialists, curricula for various education programs as needed, including content, goals and objectives, target audience, instructors, evaluation tool, schedule, and charge. Keeps up-to-date on the latest educational materials and techniques to maintain state of the art education. Annually develops a procedure to evaluate the program curriculum for process, outcomes, and effectiveness.

+ Assesses nutritional status and educational needs of patients and documents assessments.

+ Provides nutritional counseling and close follow-up for patients and family members and documents educational plan.

+ Maintains communication with the referring provider about patient’s education plan and recommendations.

+ Participates in providing nutrition education activities and behavior modification skills in a group setting.

+ Represents Mercy Weight Loss Solutions, Mercy Medical Center, and Trinity Health Of New England as a professional dietitian to providers, patients, and the public.

+ Contributes to the goals for outreach and increased visibility and participates in building a referral base.

+ Participates in achieving and maintaining recognition of the educational program.

+ Participates in department and/or hospital quality improvement activities as requested.

+ Provides age-specific care related to patient’s unique physical and psychosocial needs.

Requirements:

+ **Education** : A minimum of 5 years experience in Nutrition Education required. Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics or closely related field. Master’s Degree in Nutrition Education, Public Health, Health Education, Counseling or related field preferred.

+ Registered Dietitian and licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist required.

+ Member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, American Diabetes Association, or American Association of Diabetes Educators.

+ Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment. Excellent organization and communication skills required.

Top Reasons to Work at Trinity Health of New England:

+ Great benefits start on date of hire

+ Patient-centric environment

+ Career growth and advancement potential

+ Diverse and inclusive culture

We are a group of primary care providers, specialists and surgeons serving patients in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Part of Trinity Health Of New England, we offer primary care, specialty care, surgery, urgent care, rehabilitation, and imaging and lab services for thousands of patients every year.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran