Nutritionist III- PD

Position: 1380 Nutritionist III- PD
This role focuses on providing medical and clinical support services to patients.  In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Nutrition duties:
Evaluates patients and helps them improve physical and mental conditions through treating nutritional difficulties, ranging from undernourishment to obesity.
A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs.  The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education.
A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.  Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.
** Job Description
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* Minimum Qualifications:

** 4. One (1) year experience in clinical nutrition or public health.
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* Preferred Qualifications:

** 2. Two (2) years of experience in clinical nutrition.
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* Duties and Responsibilities:

** The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
10. Performs necessary administrative duties such as scheduling patient's appointments, reviews medical records and records billing information.
12. Provides in-service education to the patient care team, as required.
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* Physical Requirements:

**** Skills & Abilities:
** 1. Knowledge of drug/nutrient interactions and the principles of nutrition with an emphasis on disease and diet, and internal/parental support.
2. Interpersonal skills for interacting effectively with patients and their families, students and members of the health care team
4. Excellent counseling skills.
5. Ability to read/write and communicate in English with a demonstrated ability to show empathy and sympathy through spoken and written words.
7. Good organization skills.
8. Demonstrates knowledge of CQI process.
11. Excellent interpersonal skills.

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, Melrose Wakefield Healthcare, an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated employees and caregivers.

The health system came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care.
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