What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietitian position at UPMC?
Are you a Dietitian who is interested in working at a world-renowned medical center with an up-beat environment? Do you enjoy working hands on with patients, their families, and a supportive team to provide excellent patient care? If so, you might be a great fit for a role at UPMC! We invite you to explore our opportunities today!
Magee Women’s Hospital of UPMC is a world class center for both women’s health and comprehensive medical-surgical care. A full-service hospital, Magee offers services for both men and women including cardiology, geriatrics, urology, bone and joint, bariatric surgery and spine, to name just a few.
Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the Dietitian Career Ladder, based on their individual experience and education.
This position will work 7:30am to 4pm. Hours are subject to change based on business needs.
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.
- 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.
- Provide timely interventions as determined by Nutrition Risk level and the Plan of Care..
- Appropriate execution of order writing as governed by the Dietitian Delegation Order system protocol.
Salary : $25 - $39
