Clinical Nutrition Manager

Overview

Regions Hospital is looking for a Clinical Nutrition Manager to help plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate clinical nutrition services for patients of Regions Hospital. This position will be in charge of the following job duties/responsibilities:

• Provides excellent nutrition education opportunities for patients/clients, hospital and medical staff, and the community.
• Ensures quality patient nutrition services through nutritional assessment, nutrition interventions and education.
• Evaluates and improves clinical nutrition services through PIP programs.
• Manages clinical nutrition resources including staff, food, supplements, nutrition support regimes, monitoring parameters to assure excellent cost-effective nutrition care for all patients.
• Hires, orients, and evaluates clinical nutrition staff according to hospital and department policies.
• Maintains the department clinical nutrition policies and procedures to meet JC and CMS standards.
• Delivers direct clinical nutrition care.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree and completion of Commission on Dietetic Registration approved internship or supervised practice program
• Four years of experience in clinical nutrition or related field
  • Master's degree may substitute for two years of experience
• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Dietetic Licensure within the state of Minnesota within 6 months of hire
• Knowledge and application of nutrition science, medical nutrition therapy and clinical practice guidelines for people throughout the life cycle and of human behavior and techniques for affecting behavior change
• Knowledge of JC (Joint Commission), CMS standards and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for the profession of dietetics.

1.0; 40 hours per week

Day Shifts Monday-Friday