Join our team of Life Changers!
UPMC is hiring a Full-Time, Clinical Nutrition Coordinator to support Southern and Cumberland Region Hospitals.
Must have previous clinical and leadership experience to be considered for this position.
Schedule: 7:00am-3:30pm
Would be required to weekend and holidays as needed.
Travel will be required 25% of the time to support Memorial, Lititz, Hanover, West Shore, and Carlisle.
Manager will discuss further during interview.
Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!
Purpose:
To assist or coordinate the functions, resources, and programs essential for quality care and to provide a high level of nutrition-related expertise in the interdisciplinary team management of all hospitalized patients. Position incorporates a combination of program management tasks and direct and indirect patient care.
Responsibilities:
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Provide appropriate nutrition education and counseling based on patient/family learning needs and abilities.
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In collaboration with manager/director participate as a member of interdisciplinary committees, responding to needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement.
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Develop, implement and evaluate nutrition programs, including preparing materials, presentations, and other communications, and contribute to relevant department, hospital or system-wide policies.
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Assist in developing goals and objectives for Clinical Nutrition to maintain high quality care.
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Lead and encourage professional growth and development for self and clinical team.
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Deliver and oversee quality nutrition care to a diverse patient population within established criteria.
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Contribute to maintaining clinical budget and expectations by monitoring and maintaining expenses and man-hour utilization, including implementing appropriate staffing levels; as required, oversee outpatient billing to ensure compliance of client charges with regulatory requirements.
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Direct and mentor dietetic students, peers and support personnel.
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Provides expertise and support for menu planning and maintenance of the nutrition-related computer software.
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Identify, participate and/or lead in Quality Process Improvement activities with the ability to actively endorse evidence based practice.
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Maintain and expand knowledge of current trends and issues in health care, food and clinical nutrition services, TJC standards and healthcare informatics.
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Assumes duties of manager in his/her absence.
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Manage recruitment, hiring, training, evaluation and competency of personnel; maintains a quality workforce.
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Schedule and/or coordinate daily work flow.
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Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with 4 years experience and 1 year in a leadership role required.
Skills:
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Strong leadership and motivational skills to evaluate and develop a diverse Clinical Nutrition Team.
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Strong analytical skills to design, implement, enhance and trouble-shoot nutrition programs and processes.
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Function with a high degree of autonomy and use high level decision-making to demonstrate efficiency and problem solving techniques to achieve desired results and effect change.
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Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse population in a team environment.
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Strong organizational and time management skills.
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Sound clinical judgment in Medical Nutrition Therapy.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
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Registered Dietitian with Commission on Dietetic Registration.
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Maintenance of registration as demonstrated by 75 CEU credits every 5 years.
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Maintenance of specialty certification as specified by governing body, if applicable. Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and maintenance of PA-LDN as demonstrated by 30 CEU credits every 2 years.
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Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN)
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Registered Dietitian (RD)
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
