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Recruitment/Posting Title	Registered Metabolic Dietitian
Job Category	Staff & Executive
Department	NJMS-Pediatrics-Genetics
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. Rutgers RBHS is an anchor institution that boasts locations in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Registered Metabolic Dietitian for the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics within the New Jersey Medical School. Under direction, the Registered Metabolic Dietician will provide nutritional care for patients with inborn errors of metabolism. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Provides nutrition therapy for patients with inborn errors of metabolism utilizing ongoing laboratory data, food records, and growth patterns as the basis for determining dietary recommendations. Interprets medical, laboratory and dietary parameters to calculate prescriptions for special diets and medical foods Analyzes diets for research and clinical studies using MetabolicPro diet analysis software. Maintains records of patients’ dietary prescriptions, analyses, growth and nutritional status, and education/counseling sessions. Participates as an interdisciplinary team member of the Metabolic Team. Provides consultative services to outside agencies and physicians for patients who are hospitalized or have special medical needs (e.g., PKU) in conjunction with the metabolic geneticist.
Position Status	Part Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	99H
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	7.25
Annual Mid Range Salary	125.00
Annual Maximum Salary	200.00
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Non-Union
Payroll Designation	Banner
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.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement	Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective 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 individual a medical or religious exemption.  Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility .  Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  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 prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly
Position Pension Eligibility

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Dietetics or Nutrition or a related field plus registration by the American Dietetic Association, or eligibility to write and pass the registration exam within six (6) months from date of hire.
Certifications/Licenses	Registered Dietician with the American Dietetic Association; and possess current certification with the State of New Jersey or obtain certification within one month of employment.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications	Two (2) years of clinical/practical experience. ADA Certification in a specific area of specialization
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	No significant physical demands but walking among/around the RBHS-Newark Campus buildings as needed.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST1788
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
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.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement