Clinical Dietitian

UPMC; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 37,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Pleasant work environment

Friendly team

Job summary

UPMC in the West Shore area is hiring a Full-Time Dietitian to support the hospital across both acute rehab and inpatient units, ensuring effective nutrition care and education for diverse patient populations.

The position follows a Monday–Friday 7:30am–4:00pm schedule with flexible scheduling and rotating holiday and weekend coverage. The final candidate will be hired into the job title and pay based on education and experience, with a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

• As required, knowledgeable about outpatient billing guidelines and performs necessary documentation to ensure compliance of client charges with regulatory requirements.
• Provide in-servicing or CEU opportunities to the multidisciplinary team at the department or facility level.
• Formulate a Nutrition Diagnosis and identify Malnutrition through application of Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment and the nationally established criteria for identification of malnutrition.
• Appropriate execution of order writing as governed by the Dietitian Delegation Order system protocol.
• Provide appropriate nutritional education and counseling based upon patient/family learning needs and abilities.
• Demonstrate effective communication methods as a collaborative member of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Mentor and train dietetic students, interns and support personnel and provide feedback for student and program improvement.
• Provide timely interventions as determined by Nutrition Risk level and the Plan of Care.
• Provide quality patient care to diverse patient populations using Medical Nutrition Therapy to include assessment, goals and plan of care.
• Lead one department initiative annually with the ability to actively endorse evidence-based practice.
• Accountable as nutrition liaison/expert to assigned units & participate as a member of interdisciplinary committees, responding to needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement.
• As required, demonstrate professional writing skills adaptable to all health literacy levels in preparing materials, presentations and other communications

Job description

Join our team of Life Changers!

UPMC is hiring a Full-Time, Dietitian to support the hospital inWest Shore.

This position will cover both acute rehab and inpatient units.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm (flexible scheduling)

This position will require rotating holiday and weekend coverage.

Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks.

Final candidate will be hired into job title and pay based on education and experience.

Pay range for this position is $27.25-$46.26

Responsibilities

• As required, knowledgeable about outpatient billing guidelines and performs necessary documentation to ensure compliance of client charges with regulatory requirements.
• Provide in-servicing or CEU opportunities to the multidisciplinary team at the department or facility level.
• Formulate a Nutrition Diagnosis and identify Malnutrition through application of Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment and the nationally established criteria for identification of malnutrition.
• Appropriate execution of order writing as governed by the Dietitian Delegation Order system protocol.
• Provide appropriate nutritional education and counseling based upon patient/family learning needs and abilities.
• Demonstrate effective communication methods as a collaborative member of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Mentor and train dietetic students, interns and support personnel and provide feedback for student and program improvement.
• Provide timely interventions as determined by Nutrition Risk level and the Plan of Care.
• Provide quality patient care to diverse patient populations using Medical Nutrition Therapy to include assessment, goals and plan of care.
• Lead one department initiative annually with the ability to actively endorse evidence-based practice.
• Accountable as nutrition liaison/expert to assigned units & participate as a member of interdisciplinary committees, responding to needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement.
• As required, demonstrate professional writing skills adaptable to all health literacy levels in preparing materials, presentations and other communications