Dietitian, Casual

About the Role

Join UPMC as a Dietitian, Casual in United States. UPMC Mercy is hiring a Casual Dietitian to support the Dietary and Cafeteria department! This position will work 8 hours every other week based on need (most likely Friday).

Key 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.

Work Schedule

• Full-time position.

• No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join UPMC as a Dietitian, Casual.