Dietitian

UPMC•Cumberland, MD

39d•$25•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Western MD is looking for a full-time Dietitian to support their inpatient units! If you are a dietitian with a passion for sharing your extensive nutritional knowledge and supporting patients and their families in their nutritional goals, make sure to apply! This position is generally a daylight position, but there is room for flexibility regarding hours. The selected candidate will work every 4th or 5th weekend and holiday. Our Recruitment team will also work with you to determine the best title and pay rate based on your experience. The requirements for Dietitian as well as Dietitian II are listed below with the corresponding minimum pay rates. A Dietitian will provide a high level of nutrition-related expertise in the interdisciplinary team management of all hospitalized patients.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
Analytical skills to accurately assess, plan, and evaluate outcomes.
Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with a diverse population and collaborate in a team environment.
Strong nutrition education/counseling and mentoring skills.
Critical thinking skills for sound decision making.
Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) within 9 months of hire
Registered Dietitian (RD) within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Accountable as nutrition liaison/expert to assigned units &/or committees responding to needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement.
Appropriate execution of order writing as governed by the Dietitian Delegation Order system protocol.
As required, demonstrate professional writing skills adaptable to all health literacy levels in preparing materials, presentations and other communications.
As required, knowledgeable about outpatient billing guidelines and performs necessary documentation to ensure compliance of client charges with regulatory requirements.
Demonstrate effective communication methods as a collaborative member of the interdisciplinary care team.
Formulate a Nutrition Diagnosis and identify Malnutrition through application of Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment and the nationally established criteria for identification of malnutrition.
Participate in department based Quality Process Improvement activities with an ability to actively endorse evidence based practice.
Provide appropriate nutritional education and counseling based upon patient/family learning needs and abilities.
Provide quality patient care to diverse patient populations using Medical Nutrition Therapy to include assessment, goals and plan of care.
Provide timely interventions as determined by Nutrition Risk level and the Plan of Care.