Clinical Nutrition Manager

About This Role

Lead a nutrition team in an acute care setting, overseeing the implementation of clinical nutrition care and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. This role involves assessing patient nutritional status, hiring and developing team members, and fostering innovative programs to achieve optimal clinical nutrition and financial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Establish goals and oversee implementation of clinical nutrition care based upon the facility’s medical direction and patient population
• Assess the nutritional status of patients through documentation in the medical record
• Hire, lead, direct, coach, train, and develop nutrition team members
• Train and mentor patient services staff and interns as applicable
• Foster teamwork and establish effective strategies to implement innovative programs leading to optimal clinical nutrition and financial outcomes
• Monitor competency, productivity, and documentation accuracy of clinical staff
• Assign and direct the workload of the clinical nutrition staff
• Participate in staffing analysis to ensure adequate staffing in collaboration with the System Clinical Nutrition Manager and the Division Director of Nutrition
• Comply with regulatory standards, including federal, state, and accrediting agencies while adhering to facility confidentiality, HIPAA regulations, and patient rights policies
• Participate in patient satisfaction programs, departmental meetings, and facility wide Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement programs

Requirements

• Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• Licensed by the State Dietetics Licensing Board in states where required
• Two (2) years of experience in acute care as a Registered Dietitian
• Possess the necessary skills to effectively utilize Microsoft office applications, electronic medical record & diet office systems, and nutrient analysis programming

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience in acute care as a Registered Dietitian

Nice to Have

• Specialty certification

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

Certifications