What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Dietitian position at Rutgers University?
Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Registered Dietitian
Job Category
Staff & Executive - Healthcare
Department
RWJ-Surgery Pediatrics
Overview
New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey is seeking a Part Time Registered Dietitian for the Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The primary purpose of the Registered Dietitian position is to assess and intervene with Pediatric (birth to 18 years), Adult (19-21 years) for nutritional risk and education requirements. This Registered Dietitian will work primarily as a part of a pediatric bariatric program. They will work with pediatric patients to help them prepare for their weight loss surgery by modifying the patient’s diet and lifestyle.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Performs nutrition assessments in the time frame consistent with the N.J. State Health Code and/or policy and procedure for designated subunits, and triages clients into appropriate level of care to determine time frame for follow-up intervention and intensity of nutritional care required.
- Documents all nutritional care provided to clients in the medical chart using the S.O.A.P (subject, objective, assessment, and plan) format or as outlined in the policy and procedure for designated subunits.
- Evaluates and monitors client’s progress consistent with policy and procedure, and implements appropriate nutritional care collaboratively with primary care physician or designate.
- Attends and actively participates in interdisciplinary conferences and discharge planning.
- Demonstrates clinical competency in all areas of clinical nutrition by maintaining 15 CEU’s (Continuing Education Unit) per year, participation in peer review and cross training educational activities.
- Develops and implements clinical research projects collaboratively with clinical nutrition staff, ADCN and/or medical/nursing staff.
Position Status
Part Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
FLSA
Exempt
Grade
24S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
62326.000
Annual Mid Range Salary
74738.000
Annual Maximum Salary
88704.000
Standard Hours
37.50
Union Description
HPAE, Local 5094
Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement
Rutgers University requires all new employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the employee a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of a vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use in the United States or a vaccine that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization. Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine. Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility
ABP
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Dietetics or Nutrition or a related field.
Certifications/Licenses
- Registration by the American Dietetic Association, or eligibility to write and pass the registration exam within six (6) months from date of hire.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) years of working with bariatric patients
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Position requires lifting 1/3 of the time up to 25 pounds. Position has no special vision requirements.
Special Conditions
Posting Details
Posting Number
22ST0716
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
- This is a Part-Time position at 24 hours 3 days a week.
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Downtown New Brunswick
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Infection Control and Safety
This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.
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