Clinical Nutrition Supervisor

Description

Come join the Dietitian team at Mercy, Medical Center, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities.

Full time

Day Shift

The Clinical Nutrition Supervisor, under the direction of the Mercy Director Food Services and Nutrition and the Trinity Health Food and Nutrition Services (FANS) Regional Clinical Nutrition Manager (RCNM), is responsible for the day‑to‑day administrative functions and supervision of clinical dietitians, dietetic technicians and diet office activities. This position involves direct patient care of assigned units/areas providing optimal nutrition care by effectively identifying age‑specific patient needs, assessing nutritional status, designing appropriate care plans and monitoring to maximize clinical outcomes according to established department policies.

The Supervisor is responsible for communicating to/from the Director and RCNM to the clinical nutrition team in addition to interacting with interdisciplinary team members as a nutrition resource.

• Supervise the day‑to‑day activities of the clinical nutrition and diet office staff to ensure efficient operation of clinical nutrition and patient meal service functions at Mercy Medical Center and Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital.
• Work under the leadership of the Director and RCNM to ensure that the nutritional needs of all patients are met through inpatient clinical dietetic functions.
• Work under the direction of the Director and RCNM to develop, implement and monitor system policies and initiatives including clinical quality improvement activities and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate clinical nutrition services with food service operations. Work with the regional and onsite THS‑FANS team to provide input to a cost‑effective patient menu assuring patient satisfaction and safety.
• Coordinate and find resolution of diet office concerns with menu software performance and the hospital electronic medical record software.
• Represent clinical nutrition throughout the organization as an onsite resource to other departments.
• Serve as the onsite contact for dietetic internship activities.
• Maintain leadership skills to effectively supervise clinical dietitians and dietetic technicians.
• Together with the Director and RCNM interview, hire, train, evaluate performance, productivity, clinical competency and discipline and discharge subordinate personnel. Work in coordination with RCNM and Director on colleague relation matters and provide assistance and guidance in problem resolution.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with health care providers, department and units, and ensure good communication with colleagues by coordinating monthly meetings and continuing education opportunities.
• Perform all patient care duties related to medical nutrition therapy in accordance with hospital patient care policies and as outlined in the dietitian job description.

• Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts acquired through completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in human nutrition required;
  Master’s degree and/or leadership experience preferred. Three (3) or more years of dietitian experience in an Acute Care setting required.
• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in the state of Massachusetts required. Allergen Awareness training/certificate and Serv Safe Management training/certificate preferred.
• Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a problem list and to devise/implement intervention.
• Work requires the ability to coordinate work flow activities of colleagues within assigned unit/department and to collaborate with the RCNM on issues and programs that impact assigned unit/department.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities, human relation skills, decision making ability, effective communication and teaching skills and the ability to coordinate productivity and resource utilization.

• Requires working in a normal patient care area…