Nutrition Specialist - Pittsburgh, voted one of America's Most Livable Cities

The Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is recruiting a full-time Physician Nutrition Specialist to join our team located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Highlights

• Oversee and participate in the nutrition care of adult patients requiring hospitalization and at-home
• Manage the nutritional needs of hospitalized complex patients including critical care, transplant, vascular surgery, medical and surgical oncology, gastroenterology and select internal medicine services in a quaternary hospital
• Direct and oversee the care of patients receiving Home Parenteral and Home Enteral nutrition
• Provide consultation and management services to patients with a variety of nutritional issues in an out-patient setting
• Collaborate with other physicians and other medical personnel in the management of patients with complex gastrointestinal problems such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pancreatitis and intestinal failure
• Participate, collaborate or initiate research or quality improvement projects.
• Serve as the attending physician for Fellows (GI, Endocrine, Renal) rotating thru the Nutrition Medicine rotations.
• Participate in nutrition education of fellows, residents, nurses, pharmacists, registered dietitians and medical students
• Participate in a multidisciplinary obesity evaluation and treatment program if desired
• Report to the Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Job Qualifications

• Experience preferred, not required
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Surgery or any of its subspecialty (Gastroenterology, Renal, Endocrinology)
• Completion of at least 1 year of Clinical Nutrition fellowship in an accredited program.
• Pennsylvania License prior to start

AHN Proudly Offers

• Competitive Compensation Package
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement Benefits
• Generous PTO Plan
• Additional benefits include, but not limited to: EAP, Employee Discounts, and Gym Discounts