This position will require travel to Hanover, Memorial and Lititz.
Purpose: To provide nutrition-related expertise in the interdisciplinary team management of all hospitalized patients.
Responsibilities: • Provide quality patient care to diverse patient populations using Medical Nutrition Therapy to include assessment, goals and plan of care. • Accountable as nutrition liaison/expert to assigned units &/or committees responding to needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement. • Demonstrate effective communication methods as a collaborative member of the interdisciplinary care team. • As required, knowledgeable about outpatient billing guidelines and performs necessary documentation to ensure compliance of client charges with regulatory requirements. • Formulate a Nutrition Diagnosis and identify Malnutrition through application of Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment and the nationally established criteria for identification of malnutrition. • Provide appropriate nutritional education and counseling based upon patient/family learning needs and abilities. • As required, demonstrate professional writing skills adaptable to all health literacy levels in preparing materials, presentations and other communications. • Provide timely interventions as determined by Nutrition Risk level and the Plan of Care. • Participate in department-based Quality Process Improvement activities with an ability to actively endorse evidence-based practice. • Appropriate execution of order writing as governed by the Dietitian Delegation Order system protocol.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: • Registered Dietitian within 6 months of hire. • Licensed Dietitian within 9 months of hire. • Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) • Registered Dietitian (RD) • Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal • Act 33 with renewal • Act 34 with renewal • Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran