Morrison Healthcare
Director of Clinical Nutrition Systems - Morrison Healthcare
Schedule: Monday-Friday, every 5th weekend and rotating holidays
Pay Range: $60,000-$80,000 depending on experience
Summary: Responsible for providing clinical nutrition services, including nutrition assessment, modified diet formulation, self‑management training, and nutrition intervention to patients/residents. Ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources.
Assess the nutritional status of pediatric, adult and/or geriatric patients through documentation in the medical record, using parameters such as anthropometric measurements, nutrition‑focused physical assessment, and interpretation of laboratory values.
Develops, revises, and individualizes nutrition care plans based on information from the patient, medical record, family, and the healthcare team.
Incorporates current evidence‑based research into practice.
Utilizes physician/referring practitioner‑driven protocols or other facility‑specific processes to implement, initiate, or modify orders for diet or nutrition‑related actions (e.g., nutrition supplements, dietary supplements, diet modifications, diet texture modifications for dentition or individual preferences, nutrition‑related laboratory tests and medications, and nutrition education and counseling) consistent with specialized training where required, competence, and approved clinical privileges and organization policy.
Utilizes physician/referring practitioner‑driven protocols or other facility‑specific processes to manage nutrition support therapies (e.g., enteral and parenteral formula selection and rate adjustments based on energy needs or laboratory results, addition of designated medications and vitamin/mineral supplements to parenteral nutrition solutions or supplemental water for enteral nutrition, and placement of feeding tubes) consistent with specialized training where required, competence, and approved clinical privileges and organization policy.
Advises department on patient care and food service issues.
Provides training to patient services staff on special needs with patients’ diet prescriptions.
Visits patients on assigned nursing unit(s) and contributes to ensuring every patient is visited by a member of the management or professional team at least once during their hospital stay.
Qualifications: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. MA State Licensure.
Job Type: Full‑time
401(k)
401(k) matching
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Referral program
Vision insurance
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Pay Range: $60,000-$80,000 depending on experience
Summary: Responsible for providing clinical nutrition services, including nutrition assessment, modified diet formulation, self‑management training, and nutrition intervention to patients/residents. Ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources.
Assess the nutritional status of pediatric, adult and/or geriatric patients through documentation in the medical record, using parameters such as anthropometric measurements, nutrition‑focused physical assessment, and interpretation of laboratory values.
Develops, revises, and individualizes nutrition care plans based on information from the patient, medical record, family, and the healthcare team.
Incorporates current evidence‑based research into practice.
Utilizes physician/referring practitioner‑driven protocols or other facility‑specific processes to implement, initiate, or modify orders for diet or nutrition‑related actions (e.g., nutrition supplements, dietary supplements, diet modifications, diet texture modifications for dentition or individual preferences, nutrition‑related laboratory tests and medications, and nutrition education and counseling) consistent with specialized training where required, competence, and approved clinical privileges and organization policy.
Utilizes physician/referring practitioner‑driven protocols or other facility‑specific processes to manage nutrition support therapies (e.g., enteral and parenteral formula selection and rate adjustments based on energy needs or laboratory results, addition of designated medications and vitamin/mineral supplements to parenteral nutrition solutions or supplemental water for enteral nutrition, and placement of feeding tubes) consistent with specialized training where required, competence, and approved clinical privileges and organization policy.
Advises department on patient care and food service issues.
Provides training to patient services staff on special needs with patients’ diet prescriptions.
Visits patients on assigned nursing unit(s) and contributes to ensuring every patient is visited by a member of the management or professional team at least once during their hospital stay.
Qualifications: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. MA State Licensure.
Job Type: Full‑time
401(k)
401(k) matching
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Referral program
Vision insurance
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