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Nutritionist

The Nutritionist serves as the primary Nutrition Dept. staff member responsible for nutrition-related needs by planning menus, providing nutrition education in the community, conducting nutrition consultations and performing kitchen inspections.

This is a part-time (20+ hr/wk) role based out of our Greenfield office, serving Franklin County area. We offer excellent benefits including generous PTO, dental/vision insurance, Flex spending, EAP, 401k and more! 6% pay differential for applicable bilingual skills.

Duties & Responsibilities:

To meet the needs of the agency, responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Safety:

• Conduct food safety and sanitation inspections twice yearly at each LifePath Dining Center, Luncheon Club, and at the Home Delivered Meal (HDM) kitchen.
• Monitor certification of Choke Saver and ServSafe for each site.
• Conduct once yearly food safety and sanitation inspection of the caterer's Boston-based kitchen to ensure compliance with state regulations. Follow-up inspections as necessary.

Menus:

• Review and edit monthly menus created by caterer for HDM and Congregate meals based on Standards and Policies for the Massachusetts Elderly Nutrition Program.
• Enter menu information into the statewide Computrition software program.
• Analyze nutritional value of all HDM and Congregate meals using Computrition.
• Send information to sites and individuals as requested.
• Evaluate the nutritional content of therapeutic and other special meals provided by caterers.
• Send monthly menus to meal sites and media.

Education:

• Prepare and submit annual nutrition education plan to AGE state nutritionist.
• Conduct two nutrition education programs per year at each of the dining centers and luncheon clubs. All presentations must include a lesson plan and evaluation component.
• Write or revise and edit a monthly nutrition education column to go on the back of the printed menu for those consumers receiving HDM's. Write or revise and edit newspaper articles for "The Good Life."

Counseling:

• Review and approve therapeutic meal requests for consumers.
• Counsel prospective consumers with life-threatening allergies.
• Conduct nutritional counseling for individuals in their home or over the phone as requested by the consumer themselves, a care manager, or an assessment worker. Enter results into Wellsky A&D database.

Administrative:

• Attend meetings and conferences designated by the Nutrition Program Director, including the Executive Office of Aging and Independence (AGE) quarterly nutritionist group meetings.
• Prepare monthly activity reports and other reports as requested.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Nutrition Program Director, other supervisory staff or a member of the management team.

Qualifications:

• Active state license as a registered dietician in good standing.
• Familiarity with food service operations and principles of food safety/sanitation required.
• ServSafe certification required.
• Experience in nutrition education and counseling.
• Knowledge and experience in meeting the nutritional health needs of seniors preferred
• Reliable transportation required.

Interested in joining the compassionate LifePath team as a Nutritionist? Please submit a cover letter and your resume.

LifePath is deeply committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusiveness. Bilingual, minorities, women and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply. EOE/AA

Supervision:

The Nutritionist reports to the Nutrition Program Director.

Essential Functions

Physical:

• Visual, speaking, auditory and mobile capacity necessary:
• Capacity to see computer screen, read written material, and drive a car.
• Capacity to hear and speak on the telephone.
• Capacity to communicate verbally with consumers, caregivers, supervisors and managers.
• Capacity for fine manipulation in the frequent use of office equipment such as computers, copy machines, fax machines, telephones, calculators, etc.
• Capacity to drive in all weather to visit consumers in their homes
• Capacity to navigate uneven terrain in all weather to visit consumers in their homes
• Capacity to climb stairs
• Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Occasional reaching and grabbing objects with both hands, twisting of hand and wrist, and pushing and pulling of objects.
• Occasional bending, squatting, and twisting to perform work functions.
• Occasional capacity to lift up to 25 pounds.

Mental:

• Ability to understand and/or interpret complicated program instructions and laws.
• Capacity to maintain confidentiality of all documentation and client communications according to HIPPA standards.
• Capacity to learn complicated computer software
• Capacity to deal rationally and calmly with varying personalities
• Capacity to work well in fast paced, rapidly changing environment.

Environmental:

• Work is split between indoor office work and traveling outdoors to meetings, trainings and consumers' homes.
• Must be able to tolerate odors and pollutants including but not limited to smoke, air fresheners, pet dander, personal odors, etc. from a variety of in-home conditions.
• Must be able to tolerate by-products of office machine operation.
• Must be able to tolerate heat and cold of seasonal changes and indoor temperatures.