Clinical Dietitian - Inpatient Adult (Part-Time)

Job Requirements Part‑Time, Adult Inpatient When we say “our community” we mean it. UMMC Midtown Campus, one of two campuses of the University of Maryland Medical Center, has had a long history of working to keep our community healthy and has grown to become a trusted teaching hospital for medical and surgical care in Baltimore City. Located in Baltimore’s cultural center near the historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, UMMC Midtown Campus is a 180‑bed, community teaching hospital with a focus on helping people manage chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary conditions, and infectious diseases. Job Description General Summary Under general supervision, independently provides medical nutrition therapy to adult inpatients in a community based clinical setting. Uses own knowledge and skills to identify and re‑evaluate nutrition risk throughout patients stay; independently performs the nutrition care process, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation, specific to age and medical status. In collaboration with the team, develops an interdisciplinary nutrition plan of care for patients, within a specialty population, and attends rounds. Provides education, training, and expertise as a professional resource to members of the healthcare team, as well as dietetic interns, to advance their development in the field. This position includes a weekend and on‑call rotation. Experience with enteral and parenteral nutrition preferred. All levels of experience welcome. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks Provide medical nutrition therapy to adult inpatients at nutrition risk, including those receiving enteral or parenteral nutrition, in a community based clinical setting. In collaboration with the team, develop an interdisciplinary nutrition plan of care for patients within a specialty population, and attend rounds. Discuss the plan of nutrition care with patient and/or family; electronically document the nutrition plan of care and education provided. Actively contribute to teamwork (cooperate with peers, flexible with cross coverage) and achievement of department goals; attend staff meetings. Provide education, training, and expertise as a professional resource to members of the healthcare team. Attend and/or participate in various in‑service, continuing education credits, external training workshops, and conferences to maintain state licensure; utilize and integrate evidence into practice. Position includes occasional weekends. All levels of experience welcome. Advanced certification not required. New team members are aligned with a senior team member for mentoring and support. Qualifications Education and Experience Bachelor’s Degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics or related field required. Registration by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) required. Current licensure in the state of Maryland as a Dietitian/Nutritionist required. Clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian at a hospital facility preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology as they relate to nutrition is required to make clinical decisions regarding a patient’s nutritional care plan. Effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills are necessary to effectively communicate with patients and to make recommendations to physicians and other allied health professionals related to the patient’s plan of nutrition care. Ability to establish and maintain courteous and effective relationships that foster quality customer service, demonstrating sensitivity and awareness of customer needs when dealing with patients, visitors, co‑workers and healthcare staff. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr