Job Summary: Responsible to direct the functions of clinical nutrition services teams day to day operations (such as staff coverage, nutrition assessment/follow-ups, nutrition counseling/consultation, recommending/ordering of nutrition support privileges, performance improvement opportunities), and the management of team to ensure high quality nutritional care is provided to patients. Ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources. Establishes goals and oversees through direction with the Departemtn Director of implementation of clinical nutrition care based upon facilitys medical direction and patient population. Supports: hiring, leads, directs, coaches, trains, and develops clinical nutrition team members in collaboration with the Clinical Nutrition Manager, Director of Nutrition Systems or Director Food & Nutrition Services. Fosters team work and establishes effective strategies in the direction of leadership to implement innovative programs which leads to optimal clinical nutrition and financial outcomes. Aids in evaluating clinical team staff according to departmental policy and takes appropriate action as necessary. Supports monitoring competence, productivity and documentation accuracy of clinical staff utilizing necessary tools and resources. Assigns and directs the workload of the clinical nutrition staff. Supports evaluation and coordinates hospital nutrition formulary recommendations for use in the hospital. Oversees systems and processes to ensure the strategic and operational objectives of the client/manager/director for the department are met. Inpatient Dietitian to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy to and nutrition assessment of infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients through documentation in the medical record. Inpatient Dietitian to assess the nutritional status through screening, presence of malnutrition thought the Malnutrition Screening Tool, malnutrition diagnosis, intervention and monitoring to improve nutrition status, increased medical cost, reduce length of stay. Utilizes physician/referring practitioner-driven protocols or other facility-specific processes to implement, initiate or modify order for diet or nutrition-related actions (e.g. nutrition supplements, dietary supplements, diet modifications, diet texture modifications for dentition or individual preferences, nutrition-related laboratory tests and medications, and nutrition education and counseling).
Utilizes physician/referring practitioner-driven protocols or other facility-specific processes to manage nutrition support therapies (e.g., enteral and parenteral formula selection and rate adjustments based on energy needs or laboratory results, addition of designated medications and vitamin/mineral supplements to parenteral nutrition solutions or supplemental water for enteral nutrition). Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of two (2) years of experience in healthcare as a Registered Dietitian. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. State Licensure: Certified Dietitian-Nutritionists in New York State on hire or within six (6) months of hire required. Board Certification as a Nutrition Support Clinician.

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters Degree with preferred area of Nutrition or related field. Minimum of two (2 years) experience in supervisor of a inpatient nutrition team. Board Certification as a Specialty in Pediatric Nutrition, Weight Management and Obesity, Oncology Nutrition, Renal Nutrition and Board Certification in Advanced Diabetes Management.

Work Days:

8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday with Weekends and Holidays

Message to Applicants:

Our benefits package includes health, dental and vision insurance, eligibility for employer 401k funding after 1 year (3% quarterly/5% annual on vesting schedule), tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off, including vacation and personal time, paid sick leave, holidays and floating holidays.

L2: $65,000 - $80,000

Please note the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations. The salary range depicted is based on full time, 1.0 FTE and would be prorated accordingly for less than 1.0 FTE.

Recruitment  Office:

MedBest Medical Management