Clinical Manager - Nutrition

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia • Philadelphia, PA

87d • $104,600 - $138,600

About The Position

Responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining clinical nutrition programs in the Inpatient & Outpatient setting. Provides oversight for quality assurance of clinical programs to improve quality care, improve customer satisfaction and promote education & research. Ensures competency based assessments for initial & ongoing clinical practice of dieticians. Directs residency & fellowship programs. Provides leadership for various clinical education programs for students, residents, dieticians & other healthcare professionals. Develops & revises policies & procedures to optimize clinical practice including but not limited to: decreasing variability in practice, supporting evidence based practice, develop systems to ensure & improve patient care, support the participation in professional development of staff & scholarly activities that contribute to the advancement of the clinical nutrition discipline.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Dietetics, foods and nutrition, business administration, public health or related area.
• Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics, foods and nutrition, business administration, public health or related area.
• At least six (6) years Clinical or related experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to patients and families, public, staff and physicians.
• Ability to organize tasks and work independently.
• Ability to plan, organize and direct the work of others.
• Proficient with nutrient analysis software, Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Demonstrated leadership and administrative experience.
• Proven ability to meet budget goals.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence; consistently upholds CHOP leadership competencies, ICARE Values and service standards.
• Ability to perform complex mathematical equations related to medical nutrition therapy.

Nice To Haves

• Prior management experience.
• Prior pediatric experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge and application of medical nutrition therapy in pediatric patients.

Responsibilities

• Works with Supervisors & Education Coordinator to provide oversight of the training & teaching of all new clinical staff.
• Works with Operations Managers and Supervisors to ensure comprehensive clinical development of all staff to facilitate cross coverage between clinical areas when needed.
• Regularly collaborates with Operations Manager(s) and Safety & Quality Specialist to identify, create & maintain patient care guidelines using evidence-based practice, benchmarking & quality improvement initiatives.
• Develops & supervises the Safety & Quality Specialist, Education Coordinator, & Specialists ensuring line of site clinical oversight.
• Ensures the development of standards or professional care & conduct are consistent with hospital & regulatory standards.
• Works with the leadership team to coordinate & modify staffing based on sick calls, workload & available staff.
• Works with Safety & Quality Specialist to continuously analyze data & evaluate the quality of service, developing plans when necessary to correct identified efficiencies or unfavorable trends.
• Promotes family centered, interdisciplinary, competency based care.
• Develops, maintains & oversees digital presence & content through working with CHOP web development team on department website.
• Maintains/oversees sharepoint content.
• Responsible for engagement with enterprise Digital Technology team & Clinical Nutrition Leadership team to coordinate IS project submissions & oversee maintenance of EHR.
• Understands organizational systems & enterprise stakeholders & builds relationships to support business development & nutrition services expansion.
• Ensures compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory bodies.
• Ensures that the department based educational programs enhance the clinical & professional development of staff.
• Develops and maintains didactic modules for ongoing staff development programs & competencies.
• Ensures ongoing analysis of departmental needs to assist in developing staff education programs.
• Ensures appropriate methods are used to assess the effectiveness, quality & content of educational programs.
• Provides oversight of clinical nutrition department professional pathway.
• Provides oversight of all student, Residency & Fellowship programs, leading program growth as appropriate.
• Works with Operations Managers to develop, support or participate in clinically based research projects.
• Collaborates regularly with Operations Managers to develop and promote programmatic growth.
• Oversees the development of clinical practice guidelines, job aides, & any other materials that support best practices of Dieticians.
• Creates an environment that fosters teamwork, cooperation, respect & diversity.
• Monitors clinical quality measures on a regular basis; supports the Safety & Quality Specialist in the development and prioritization of quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care and clinical nutrition services.
• Incorporates patient safety into all aspects of family-centered patient care & coordination; promotes & adheres to the principles of fair & just culture.
• Ensures compliance with all department & enterprise policies, procedures, regulations, and accrediting agency requirements.
• Represents CHOP Clinical Nutrition program through leadership-level participation in hospital committees or initiatives, local or national professional organizations or initiatives, continuing education events and training programs.
• Expected to engage in professional activities to maintain competency and continually advance knowledge in order to provide effective clinical leadership.

Benefits

• Salary range: $104,600.00 - $138,600.00 Annually.
• This job is eligible for an incentive program.
• Commitment to fair and transparent pay practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees