Manager - Clinical Nutrition

Houston Healthcare•Warner Robins, GA

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About The Position

The Clinical Nutrition Manager (CNM) directs and manages all aspects of patient nutrition. Utilizes evidence-based practices and standards of care as established by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, including the Nutrition Care Process for the assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation of patients. Ensures the standards of patient care are followed by the clinical dietitians and routinely evaluates the performance and competence of the Clinical Dietitians. Communicates effectively as a member of the interdisciplinary medical team. Works cooperatively with the Food and Nutrition Department managers and staff to ensure high quality and cost-effective nutrition care is provided to the patients. Collaborates with the Patient Services Manager to ensure patient satisfaction. Educates staff about modified/ therapeutic diets, nutritional supplements, and tube feedings. Monitors compliance with department policies and ensures conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation, and quality standards. Reviews and updates department policies. Assists in recruitment, interviewing, orienting, and training of clinical dietitians/interns. Directs, analyzes, and participates in performance improvement activities related to patient care services. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other healthcare professionals/departments to provide a unified approach to patient care. Implements and monitors validity of the Malnutrition Screening tool. Revises the enteral nutrition formulary as needed to meet the needs of the patient population. Revises the patient menu to improve patient satisfaction and completes nutritional analysis of menus. Maintains and updates the manual of Clinical Nutrition and the HMC specific diet addendum. Evaluates Meditech diet and enteral order entry and submits requests for changes. Utilizes the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee for approval of changes to nutrition care processes. Performs the duties of the Clinical Dietitian as needed.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Nutrition or related field from an accredited university.
Five (5) years Registered Dietitian in a healthcare facility with one (1) year supervisory experience.
Current licensure by the Georgia State Board of Dietetics.
Current registration with Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
Knowledge of principles of human nutrition.
Knowledge of diet therapy principles and practices.
Knowledge of training and supervisory techniques.
Ability to instruct, direct and evaluate employees.
Ability to make clinical judgments involving diet therapy.
Ability to instruct others in diet therapy, general nutrition principles and food selection and preparation.
Ability to effectively communicate with others, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to maintain records, prepare reports and compose correspondence.

Responsibilities

Directs and manages all aspects of patient nutrition.
Utilizes evidence-based practices and standards of care as established by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, including the Nutrition Care Process for the assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation of patients.
Ensures the standards of patient care are followed by the clinical dietitians and routinely evaluates the performance and competence of the Clinical Dietitians.
Communicates effectively as a member of the interdisciplinary medical team.
Works cooperatively with the Food and Nutrition Department managers and staff to ensure high quality and cost-effective nutrition care is provided to the patients.
Collaborates with the Patient Services Manager to ensure patient satisfaction.
Educates staff about modified/ therapeutic diets, nutritional supplements, and tube feedings.
Monitors compliance with department policies and ensures conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation, and quality standards.
Reviews and updates department policies.
Assists in recruitment, interviewing, orienting, and training of clinical dietitians/interns.
Directs, analyzes, and participates in performance improvement activities related to patient care services.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other healthcare professionals/departments to provide a unified approach to patient care.
Implements and monitors validity of the Malnutrition Screening tool.
Revises the enteral nutrition formulary as needed to meet the needs of the patient population.
Revises the patient menu to improve patient satisfaction and completes nutritional analysis of menus.
Maintains and updates the manual of Clinical Nutrition and the HMC specific diet addendum.
Evaluates Meditech diet and enteral order entry and submits requests for changes.
Utilizes the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee for approval of changes to nutrition care processes.
Performs the duties of the Clinical Dietitian as needed.