York/Hanover Clinical Dietitian - PRN

UPMC; York (York County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC seeks a registered dietitian to manage nutrition care for hospitalized patients, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team. The role involves implementing nutrition therapy, education, and quality initiatives across York and Hanover facilities.

New graduates welcome; travel between York and Hanover campuses is required. Licensure as a Dietitian is mandatory, and education must meet program requirements. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition and Dietetics with Registered Dietitian certification obtained before January 1, 2026, with 2 years clinical nutrition experience required.
• OR master's degree in nutrition and Dietetics with Registered Dietitian certification obtained on or after January 1, 2026, with 1 year of clinical nutrition experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient billing guidance and ensure documentation compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Offer in-servicing or CEU opportunities to the multidisciplinary team.
• Identify Nutrition Diagnosis and malnutrition using Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment and established criteria.
• Execute order writing per Dietitian Delegation Order system protocol.
• Provide nutritional education and counseling tailored to patient/family learning needs and abilities.
• Demonstrate effective communication within the interdisciplinary care team.
• Mentor and train dietetic students, interns, and support personnel.
• Provide timely nutrition interventions based on Nutrition Risk level and Plan of Care.
• Deliver Medical Nutrition Therapy to diverse patient populations with assessment, goals, and plan of care.
• Lead one department initiative annually endorsing evidence-based practice.
• Act as nutrition liaison on assigned units and participate in interdisciplinary committees for care improvement.
• Demonstrate professional writing skills adaptable to health literacy levels when preparing materials.

Skills

Nutrition

Clinical Dietetics

Patient Education

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with RD

Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with RD

Job description

New graduates welcome to apply!

This position does require travel between York and Hanover hospitals.

Purpose:

To provide a high level of nutrition-related expertise in the interdisciplinary team management of all hospitalized patients.

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

Final candidates will be selected for a job title within the career ladder that reflects level of education, experience and manager discretion at time of offer.

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition and Dietetics degree with Registered Dietitian certification obtained before January 1, 2026, with 2 years clinical nutrition experience required.

• OR master's degree in nutrition and Dietetics with Registered Dietitian certification obtained on or after January 1, 2026, with 1 year of clinical nutrition experience required.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Registered Dietitian required. Licensed Dietitian required.

• Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN)

• Registered Dietitian (RD)

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran