Clinical Nutrition Manager
About The Position
The Clinical Nutrition Manager will provide leadership and oversight for clinical nutrition services across Archbold Health System, supporting the main acute care hospital and four long-term care facilities. This position offers the opportunity to lead nutrition services across a diverse continuum of care while working collaboratively with facility leadership, interdisciplinary teams, and Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. The Clinical Nutrition Manager will be responsible for providing clinical and operational leadership for RDNs supporting the acute care hospital and four long-term care facilities, ensuring consistent, high-quality nutrition care across acute and long-term care settings. This role also involves supporting regulatory readiness and compliance with applicable CMS, Joint Commission, state, and facility requirements, and overseeing clinical nutrition policies, procedures, documentation standards, competencies, and quality improvement initiatives. The manager will provide leadership for nutrition screening, assessment, malnutrition identification and intervention, nutrition support, and other clinical nutrition programs, while collaborating with nursing, medical staff, food and nutrition services, quality, administration, and other interdisciplinary partners. Additionally, the role supports recruitment, onboarding, training, mentoring, and professional development of the clinical nutrition team, monitors staffing and workload across facilities, and helps allocate clinical resources based on patient and resident needs. The manager will participate in interdisciplinary committees, performance improvement initiatives, and facility-specific projects, serving as the primary clinical nutrition liaison between Archbold Health System and Metz Culinary Management. We’re looking for a collaborative, motivated RDN who enjoys developing people, improving clinical practice, and building strong relationships with healthcare partners. Experience in acute care, long-term care, nutrition support, malnutrition, regulatory compliance, or clinical leadership is especially valuable. Metz Culinary Management is growing and we have openings for a Clinical Nutrition Manager/ Director who shares our passion for Clinical Nutrition, unprecedented Patient Experience. Must be Registered Dietitian with AMAZING leadership skills. This is a prominent opportunity in our Healthcare Division and requires a polished and professional identity and winning attitude from a Registered Clinical Dietitian who has a strong leadership background and experienced in the managerial oversite of the Clinical Nutrition Program. Experience managing a team in a large and fast-paced hospital setting required. Our System Leader will have amazing communication skills, with a sincere and apparent Patient Experience mindset and have the ability to lead a team of Registered Dietitians ensuring the Metz Culinary Management Vision and Values are present in all interactions. CNM must have a Strong background in patient education with knowledge of EMR systems.
Requirements
- BS Degree in Food Service Management, Nutrition, or Dietetics
- Registered Dietitian
- 3 years in a Leadership role
- Current Licensed RD
- Experience in a Contract Dining facility setting
- Electronic Medical Records
- Nutrition Education
- Experience managing a team in a large and fast-paced hospital setting required.
- Strong background in patient education with knowledge of EMR systems.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in acute care
- Experience in long-term care
- Experience in nutrition support
- Experience with malnutrition
- Experience with regulatory compliance
- Experience in clinical leadership
Responsibilities
- Providing clinical and operational leadership for RDNs supporting the acute care hospital and four long-term care facilities.
- Ensuring consistent, high-quality nutrition care across acute and long-term care settings.
- Supporting regulatory readiness and compliance with applicable CMS, Joint Commission, state, and facility requirements.
- Overseeing clinical nutrition policies, procedures, documentation standards, competencies, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Providing leadership for nutrition screening, assessment, malnutrition identification and intervention, nutrition support, and other clinical nutrition programs.
- Collaborating with nursing, medical staff, food and nutrition services, quality, administration, and other interdisciplinary partners.
- Supporting recruitment, onboarding, training, mentoring, and professional development of the clinical nutrition team.
- Monitoring staffing and workload across facilities and helping allocate clinical resources based on patient and resident needs.
- Participating in interdisciplinary committees, performance improvement initiatives, and facility-specific projects.
- Serving as the primary clinical nutrition liaison between Archbold Health System and Metz Culinary Management.
Benefits
- relocation assistance available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
