Clinical Nutrition Coordinator- Southern and Cumberland Region Hospitals

UPMC•Harrisburg, PA

About The Position

UPMC is hiring a full-time Clinical Nutrition Coordinator to support Southern and Cumberland Region Hospitals. The position assists or coordinates functions, resources, and programs essential to quality care and provides nutrition-related expertise to the interdisciplinary management of hospitalized patients. It combines program management tasks with direct and indirect patient care. Previous clinical and leadership experience is required. The role follows a 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. schedule, includes weekend and holiday work as needed, and requires travel 25% of the time to Memorial, Lititz, Hanover, West Shore, and Carlisle. Further details will be discussed during the interview. The coordinator delivers and oversees nutrition care for a diverse patient population, supports nutrition education and counseling, contributes to care-improvement initiatives and department programs, and leads and develops the clinical nutrition team. The coordinator also supports clinical operations, staffing, budgeting, workflow, recruitment, and personnel competency, and assumes the manager’s duties during the manager’s absence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
Four years of experience, including one year in a leadership role.
Previous clinical and leadership experience.
Strong leadership and motivational skills to evaluate and develop a diverse Clinical Nutrition Team.
Strong analytical skills to design, implement, enhance, and troubleshoot nutrition programs and processes.
Ability to work autonomously and use high-level decision-making, efficiency, and problem-solving to achieve results and effect change.
Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with a diverse population in a team environment.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Sound clinical judgment in Medical Nutrition Therapy.
Registered Dietitian credential with the Commission on Dietetic Registration; maintain registration with 75 CEU credits every five years.
Maintain specialty certification as specified by the governing body, if applicable.
Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) in Pennsylvania; maintain PA-LDN with 30 CEU credits every two years.
Act 34 clearance.

Responsibilities

Provide nutrition education and counseling suited to patients’ and families’ learning needs and abilities.
Participate with the manager or director in interdisciplinary committees and respond to nutrition care process improvement needs and initiatives.
Develop, implement, and evaluate nutrition programs; prepare related materials, presentations, and communications; and contribute to department, hospital, or system-wide policies.
Assist in developing goals and objectives for Clinical Nutrition to maintain high-quality care.
Lead and encourage professional growth and development for self and the clinical team.
Deliver and oversee quality nutrition care for a diverse patient population within established criteria.
Help maintain the clinical budget and meet expectations by monitoring expenses and man-hour utilization, implementing appropriate staffing levels, and, as required, overseeing outpatient billing for compliance with client-charge regulations.
Direct and mentor dietetic students, peers, and support personnel.
Provide expertise and support for menu planning and maintenance of nutrition-related computer software.
Identify, participate in, or lead Quality Process Improvement activities and endorse evidence-based practice.
Maintain and expand knowledge of current trends and issues in health care, food and clinical nutrition services, TJC standards, and healthcare informatics.
Assume the manager’s duties in their absence.
Manage recruitment, hiring, training, evaluation, and competency of personnel, and maintain a quality workforce.
Schedule or coordinate daily workflow.