Clinical Nutrition Coordinator

Leadership Opportunity In Clinical Nutrition

Exciting leadership opportunity supervising and supporting a highly skilled energetic and passionate team of in-patient dietitians and dietetic technicians! The team consists of 33 total associates covering Presbyterian, Montefiore and Western Psychiatric Hospitals, with 16-17 team members directly reporting to this position. The coordinator role actively collaborates with department and interdisciplinary teams and has some involvement in direct patient care. Many leadership learning opportunities are available throughout the year!

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. This position will be standard business hours, Monday-Friday.

Responsibilities:

• Provide appropriate nutrition education and counseling based on patient/family learning needs and abilities.
• In collaboration with manager/director participate as a member of interdisciplinary committees, responding to needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement.
• Develop, implement and evaluate nutrition programs, including preparing materials, presentations, and other communications, and contribute to relevant department, hospital or system-wide policies. (May be on an inpatient and/or outpatient basis).
• Assist in developing goals and objectives for Clinical Nutrition to maintain high quality care.
• Lead and encourage professional growth and development for self and clinical team.
• Deliver and oversee quality nutrition care to a diverse patient population within established criteria.
• 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.
• Direct and mentor dietetic students, peers and support personnel.
• Provides expertise and support for menu planning and maintenance of the nutrition-related computer software.
• Identify, participate and/or lead in Quality Process Improvement activities with the ability to actively endorse evidence based practice.
• Maintain and expand knowledge of current trends and issues in health care, food and clinical nutrition services, TJC standards and healthcare informatics.
• Assumes duties of manager in his/her absence.
• Manage recruitment, hiring, training, evaluation and competency of personnel; maintains a quality workforce.
• Schedule and/or coordinate daily work flow.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with 4 years experience and 1 year in a leadership role required.

• Skills: Strong leadership and motivational skills to evaluate and develop a diverse Clinical Nutrition Team. Strong analytical skills to design, implement, enhance and trouble-shoot nutrition programs and processes. 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. Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse population in a team environment. Strong organizational and time management skills. Sound clinical judgment in Medical Nutrition Therapy.
• Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Registered Dietitian with Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Maintenance of registration as demonstrated by 75 CEU credits every 5 years.
• 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.
• Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN)
• Registered Dietitian (RD)
• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran