Job title: Clinical Nutrition Manager I
Company: Intermountain Healthcare
Job description: Job Description: The Clinical Nutrition Manager I is responsible for the operation, leadership, and management of clinical nutrition related services for a single department. This position uses clinical nutrition knowledge to deliver high-quality Medical Nutrition Therapy services and cost-effective patient care. The Clinical Nutrition Manager I works closely with facility management and clinical partners to ensure departmental focus and vision is aligned with local and system objectives.Essential Functions
- This position reports to a Director Clinical Nutrition and will supervise frontline caregivers.
- The roll-up span of control for this manager role is typically 5+ caregivers within a single department and requires the ability to effectively lead clinical nutrition practice and operations.
- Facilitates human resource functions (e.g., hiring, staffing, training, mentoring, evaluating, conflict resolution, constructive discipline, termination).
- Mentors and supports caregivers to ensure all team members understand their roles and accountabilities.
- Directs the provision of medical nutrition therapy and the nutrition care process per established system policies and procedures, organization’s vision and values, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintains understanding, competency, and ability to directly provide and lead general medical nutrition therapy practice and care.
- Develops and implements department strategic plans, initiatives, and goals in alignment with system strategy to improve efficiency and provide quality Medical Nutrition Therapy.
- Establishes action plans to achieve financial objectives related to benchmarking and productivity.
Skills
- Leadership
- Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Communication
- Strategic Planning
- Operations management
- People management
- Financial acumen
- Innovation
- Regulatory compliance
Minimum Qualifications
- Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- State licensure or certification in accordance with the primary state of practice requirement for Registered Dietitians. If the primary state of practice requires licensure or certification, this must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
- Current expertise in clinical practice and medical nutrition therapy.
- Demonstrated highly effective verbal, written, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Possess excellent customer service skills and ability to foster and promote the delivery of excellent patient and consumer service with proven ability to work effectively with physicians, administration, and clinical staff.
- 3+ years of clinical nutrition experience in a healthcare setting, preferred.
- Experience with infant feeding preparation and management, preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership skills including leading people and managing operations, preferred.
- Demonstrated effective business and financial skills in clinical nutrition management, preferred.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and best practices in clinical nutrition and healthcare quality and patient safety with thorough knowledge of all applicable codes, standards, and regulations such as State, JCAHO, and CDR, preferred.
- Continuous improvement experience or certification, preferred.
- Specialty certification(s) related to clinical nutrition practice, preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to travel throughout client service areas as necessary, including overnight, to ensure responsibilities and service requirements are being met.
- Regular attendance to perform work remotely and on-site during regularly scheduled business hours is required.
- Ongoing need for employees to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
- Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors require employees to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
- May have the same physical requirements as those of clinical or patient care jobs when the leader takes clinical shifts.
- For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing, and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Physical Requirements:Location: Good Samaritan HospitalWork City: LafayetteWork State: ColoradoScheduled Weekly Hours: 40The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $37.98 – $58.61We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our , and for our ; and our commitment to .Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.All positions subject to close without notice.
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Location: USA
Job date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 08:15:12 GMT
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