Dietitian

UPMC•Cumberland, MD

95d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Western Maryland is seeking Full-time and Part-time Dietitians to support the inpatient team, as well as some home care and outpatient nutrition support (tube feeding and TPN patients). The hospital is located in Cumberland, MD. The inpatient team manages all aspects of nutrition care across diverse patient populations, such as GI, renal, pulmonary, oncology, cardiac, surgical, and critical illness. There is also a growing outpatient clinic that provides Medical Nutrition Therapy, Diabetes Self-Management Training, Home Care, and other community programs. These positions offer a daylight schedule with some flexibility regarding exact hours, and the selected candidate will work occasional weekends and holidays. The recruitment team will work with candidates to determine the best title (UPMC Dietitian or UPMC Dietitian II) and pay based on experience. The dietitian team is grateful for the support from the administrative team, which has allowed for the development of programs that benefit the community and foster professional growth.

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
Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics degree with 2 years clinical nutrition experience and be a registered dietitian OR Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with 1 year of clinical nutrition experience and a registered dietitian required.
Registered Dietitian (RD) required.
Licensed Dietitian (LDN) required.
Driver's License

Responsibilities

Provides quality patient care to diverse patient populations using Medical Nutrition Therapy to include assessment, goals and plan of care.
Demonstrates effective communication methods as a collaborative member of the interdisciplinary care team.
Provides appropriate nutrition education and counseling based upon patient/family learning needs and abilities.
Writes orders appropriately as governed by the Dietitian Delegation Order system protocol.
Formulates a Nutrition Diagnosis and identifies malnutrition through application of Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment Exam and the nationally established criteria for identification of malnutrition.
Provides timely interventions as determined by Nutrition Risk level and the Plan of Care.
Accountable as nutrition liaison/expert to assigned units &/or committees, responding to needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement.
As required, professional communication skills (verbal and written) adaptable to all health literacy levels in regard to preparing education materials, presentations and other communications.
As required, follows outpatient billing guidelines and performs necessary documentation to ensure compliance of client charges within regulatory requirements.
Participates in department-based Quality Process Improvement activities with an ability to actively endorse evidence-based practice.
Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Provides in-servicing or CEU opportunities to the multidisciplinary team at the department or facility level.
Mentors and trains dietetic students, interns and support personnel and provides feedback for student and program improvement.
Leads one department initiative annually with the ability to actively endorse evidence-based practice.