Clinical Nutrition Manager

1 week ago

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States WVU Medicine Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Nutrition Manager to join our team at WVU Medicine. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will be responsible for managing the inpatient dietitian staff, outpatient dietitians, and dietitian assistants. Your expertise will ensure proper nutritional care and education of patients and/or families, while also contributing to the development of department policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement department policies and procedures to guide and support the provision of clinical service while maintaining compliance with The Joint Commission.
  • Maintain effective documented communication with medical, nursing, and administrative personnel concerning nutritional care of patients.
  • Evaluate staff productivity and the need to increase staff with hospital growth.
  • Hire, evaluate, direct, coordinate, and supervise activities of clinical dietitians.
  • Ensure implementation of clinical activities such as nutrition assessments, screening, nutrition care plans, and patient education and counseling as per department policies and standards of care.
  • Coordinate quality improvement activities in the performance of patient care: monitor and evaluate clinical activities provided and take appropriate action to improve care and maintain quality improvement programs as appropriate.
  • Approve the diet manual and all menus and menu changes.
  • Provide orientation, in-service, and continuing education for self, staff dietitians, and food services technicians to maintain current nutritional knowledge.
  • Participate in committee activities concerned with nutritional care.
  • Maintain current diet order list in accordance with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics guidelines.
  • Maintain clinical aspects of CBORD including nutritional analysis of items, recipes, and menus.
  • Coordinate outpatient nutrition care, including outpatient dietitian services, cancer center patient screening and counseling, cardiac rehab education, speaking engagements, and community health fairs.
  • Maintain the formulary for nutrition supplements and tube feedings. Work with IT to establish interface of these products between CBORD and Epic.
  • Assure continuity of care between inpatient and outpatient nutrition care services.
Requirements
  • B.S. in nutrition/dietetics and M.S. in nutrition or related field.
  • Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, licensed with the state of WV prior to starting position.
  • Five (5) years of experience in clinical and/or clinical management.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Membership with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
  • Leadership roles held within the state dietetic association.
Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Majority of work is performed in the nutrition department. Frequent classroom and meeting room work. Occasional community speaking. Majority of work is performed under deadline pressure, which is often stressful.
Skills and Abilities
  • Requires excellent time management skills.
  • Requires the use of multiple computer skills including the EPIC system, e-mail, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
  • Telephone skills, hospital paging system skills required.
  • Ability to understand written and oral communication.

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