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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 universitywide, 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.
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Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Nutritionist I for the department of Pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Under the direction of the faculty and the Director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, assists in the planning of and the participation in nutritional care of patients for multiple divisions within the Department of Pediatrics.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Conducts nutritional consultations for each patient of the Division.
- Provides training, mentorship and clinical supervision to Nutritionist II RDs as needed to provide evidence-based, safe nutritional care.
- Assesses the nutrition status and specific nutritional needs of individual patients.
- Discusses specific needs of the individual patient with the physician and recommends appropriate medical nutrition therapy.
- Develops nutrition care plans to meet the needs of individual patients.
- Counsels patients and/or their caretakers regarding medical nutrition therapy.
Position Status: Full Time
Daily Work Shift: Day
Work Arrangement: This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Graduate from an accredited college with a Master’s Degree in a nutritional science or a Bachelor’s Degree plus successful completion of an approved dietetic internship or coordinated undergraduate program to obtain Registered Dietitian credential.
- Three (3) years professional experience in dietetics or nutrition of which one (1) year of clinical nutrition experience or pediatric nutrition experience is preferred.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual in Spanish is an asset.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Physical Demands: This position requires standing, sitting and walking one-third of the time and requires talking and use of the hands and fingers over two-thirds of the time. This position requires that lifting or force be exerted up to 25 pounds under one-third of the time. There are no special vision requirements: close vision at 20 inches or less.
Special Conditions
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Immunization Requirements: Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply.
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Supplemental Questions
- * Are you a graduate from an accredited college with a Master’s Degree in a nutritional science or a Bachelor’s Degree plus successful completion of an approved dietetic internship or coordinated undergraduate program to obtain Registered Dietitian credential?
- * Do you have three (3) years professional experience in dietetics or nutrition?
Required DocumentsOptional Documents- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
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