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UPMC Williamsport seeks Clinical Dietitian (multiple openings) to work in Williamsport, PA to provide quality patient care to diverse patient populations using Medical Nutrition Therapy to include assessment, goals, and plan of care, act as nutrition liaison/expert to assigned units and/or committees responding to the needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement, demonstrate effective communication methods as a collaborative member of the interdisciplinary care team, formulate nutrition diagnoses 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. 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 patients’ Plan of Care. Participate in department-based Quality Process Improvement activities with an ability to actively endorse evidence-based practices. Appropriately execute order writing(s) as governed by the Dietitian Delegation Order system protocol.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide quality patient care to diverse patient populations using Medical Nutrition Therapy to include assessment, goals, and plan of care.

• Act as nutrition liaison/expert to assigned units and/or committees responding to the needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement.

• Demonstrate effective communication methods as a collaborative member of the interdisciplinary care team.

• Formulate nutrition diagnoses 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.

• 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 patients’ Plan of Care.

• Participate in department-based Quality Process Improvement activities with an ability to actively endorse evidence-based practices.

• Appropriately execute order writing(s) as governed by the Dietitian Delegation Order system protocol.

+ Have Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition or related field

+ Have completed 1,000 hours of supervised practice as a dietitian.

+ Must become a registered dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration within 6 months of hire.

+ Must obtain a Pennsylvania state Dietitian-Nutritionist license within 9 months of hire.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran